Longtime subscriber Mike G. wrote to ask about a hidden directory on his computer. One of the cleaner utilities reported temporary files in a directory he could not find: Hi Terry, When using "cleanup software", such as CCleaner, The analysis frequently shows temporary files from the internet at "T:\temp\Temporary Internet Files\IE5….". However when I open [...]
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Displaying Hidden Directories and Files
Filed Under: Computers, File system, Operating Systems, System Control, Tips & Tricks, Windows, Windows - Other, Windows 7, Windows Vista, Windows XP Tagged With: attrib, computer file, computing, directories, directory, displaying, file managers, files, filing, hidden directories, hidden file and hidden directory, hidden files, hidden folders, microsoft outlook, microsoft windows, show hidden files, special folders, temporary files, temporary folder, temporary internet files, windows explorer
HOWTO: Saving Files in Windows 7 Libraries
Windows 7 Libraries are convenient ways to access the contents of folders (directories) that may be scattered across multiple hard drives or may be buried deeply within hierarchies of Windows 7 folders. Using libraries to look at pictures, or to open a file for editing, works great. If you opened a file from a sub-directory [...]
Filed Under: Computers, File system, Operating Systems, System Control, Tips & Tricks, Windows, Windows 7 Tagged With: computer file, computer file management, directory, files, filing, folder, hard drives, howto, libraries, library, microsoft windows, my documents, subdirectory, virtual folder, window, windows 7, windows explorer, windows vista
Windows 8 and Secure Boot versus User Choice
Now that some of the information about Windows 8 is coming to light, there are some very disturbing bits being picked up and extrapolated from the announcements and information released. First, in order to be Windows 8 Certified, new PC’s are going to have to use the new UEFI replacement for the BIOS (Basic Input [...]
Filed Under: Computers, File system, Hardware, Software, System Control, Upgrades Tagged With: american megatrends, bios, boot, boot options, booting, boots, choice, computing, demand, extensible firmware interface, installing linux, linux, microsoft, microsoft windows, prevent, secured, unified efi forum, user, users, versus, window, windows
Securely Erasing Data Files
When I ran Windows XP and 32-bit Windows 7, I would routinely destroy some files using a file-wiping program. This was similar to the disk-wiping programs that you can use to securely wipe everything from a hard drive before discarding it, giving it to someone, or donating it — but destroys files and folders, not [...]
Filed Under: Computers, File system, Hard Drives, How To, Operating Systems, Security, Software, System Control, Tips & Tricks, Troubleshooting Tagged With: computer icon, data files, disk wipe program, drag and drop, erase data, erase files, erasing, features new to windows 7, features new to windows xp, file managers, files wipe, filing, graphical user interface, hard drives, microsoft windows, programming, secure file, securely, system software, user interface, user interface techniques, windows explorer, wipes
Which Physical Hard Drive Has Which Windows Drives?
Having multiple hard drives in your computer is a great thing. Knowing which Windows drives are on each physical hard drive is crucial, though, as subscriber Vernon from Australia figured out. Vernon wrote to ask: Terry, I have Win 7 PRO with 3 x HDD (each 1Tb) C, D, & E. I wish to replace [...]
Filed Under: 64-bit, Computers, File system, Hard Drives, Operating Systems, Software, System Control, Tips & Tricks, Troubleshooting, Windows, Windows - Other, Windows 7, Windows Vista, Windows XP Tagged With: computer storage media, computing, drive letter assignment, drives, hard, hard disk drive, hard drive, hard drive disk, hard drives, hitachi, microsoft windows, multiple hard drive, raid, seagate drives, volume, windows, windows drive, windows explorer, windows vista
Administrator Permission to Move, Copy or Delete
Windows 7′s file system protection sometimes requires "administrator permissions" in order to do things in folders that are protected. That’s what Subscriber Darrell Pringle found, so he wrote for some help solving his issue: Hi Terry Maybe you can help I seem to be bogged with this problem. When I go move or copy some [...]
Filed Under: Computers, File system, Hard Drives, Operating Systems, Security, System Control, Tips & Tricks, Troubleshooting, Windows, Windows 7 Tagged With: administrator, computer file, computing, copy, delete, file system, filing, filing systems, folders, inter process communication, moving, permission, permissions, pringles, program files, required
ScanDisk Crashes and Keeps Restarting When Windows is Restarted
Subscriber Ken wrote about a problem he was having. ScanDisk, the Windows program that checks the hard drives, was crashing – but restarting every time he reboooted his computer… I was running a scan disc checkup on the computer I usually use. The scan apparently has frozen and I cannot get it to shut off [...]
Filed Under: Computers, File system, Free Software, Hard Drives, Operating Systems, Software, System Control, Tips & Tricks, Troubleshooting, Windows, Windows - Other, Windows 7, Windows Vista, Windows XP Tagged With: computing, google, hard drive scan, hard drives, microsoft windows, netbook, netbooks, notebooks, power button, restarting, safe mode, scan disc, scan disk, scandisk, windows, windows 98, windows program, windows version, windows vista
Finding Hidden Files
New subscriber Edward Bell sent me a very short, but complimentary email this week. Hello Terry, I am a new subsciber to your online program and have read your responses to the questions that were asked. I am very pleased with your seemingly patient understanding to some of us poor souls who have no clue [...]
Filed Under: Computers, File system, Hard Drives, How To, Operating Systems, Tips & Tricks, Windows Tagged With: attrib, computer file, computing, finding, finding hidden files, hidden files, online programs, protection, window, windows, windows explorer
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