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6 Steps to Ensure You Never Lose a Microsoft Office File Again
Microsoft Office documents can span anything from a business plan to your great American novel, and losing your work can range from frustrating to catastrophic. Luckily, it’s not hard to ensure that this never happens. Here are six steps you can take to ensure that your work remains safe. A Document Doesn’t Exist Unless You Have at Least Three Copies…
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Can’t Delete a Windows File or Folder? Here’s How to Fix It
Key Takeaways Windows doesn’t tell you which program is using a file and prevents you from renaming, moving, or deleting a file while it is in use. The File Locksmith tool adds a right-click menu item that shows you which programs are using a file and lets you force them to close. You can also use the Resource Monitor or…
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How to manage tabs on File Explorer for Windows 11
To use tabs on File Explorer, use “Ctrl + T” to create or “Ctrl + W” to close tabs and “Ctrl + Tab” (or Ctrl + number) to cycle through. You can also right-click a tab to access the context menu, close or duplicate tabs, and you can drag tabs in and out of the window. On Windows 11, File…
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How to Enable and Use Nautilus Samba/CIFS/Windows File Sharing Feature on Ubuntu 24.04 LTS
Nautilus file manager can share directories/folders of your Ubuntu 24.04 LTS system that you can access from Windows, MacOS, and other Linux devices. You may not find the file-sharing option in the context menu of the Nautilus file manager in a new Ubuntu 24.04 LTS installation. That’s because the Nautilus file-sharing option is not enabled by default. In this…
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How to show and manage Libraries on File Explorer for Windows
To show Libraries on Windows 11 (or 10), open File Explorer, right-click on the left pane, and choose the “Show libraries” option. You can add or remove folder and network locations to each library and create new libraries to group other types of files. On Windows 11, 10, 8.1, and older versions, you can show Libraries in File Explorer to…
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How to fix File History not backing up OneDrive folder on Windows
To include OneDrive files in your File History backup, open OneDrive Settings > Sync and backup, click on “Advanced settings,” and click on “Download all files” to sync your files to your computer. This will allow File History to include those cloud files in the next backup. On Windows 11 (and 10), you can set up File History to automatically back…
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How to use File History to backup and restore files on Windows
To enable File History on Windows 11 (or 10), connect the external USB hard drive to your computer, open Control Panel > System and Security > File History, and click the “Turn on” button to create a file backup. To use a network location, open “Select drive” and click the “Add network location” option. It’s still possible to add custom…
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