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It’s Surprisingly Easy to Customize Your Mac’s Folder Icons
Every folder on macOS looks the same—a boring blue representation of a paper file. That makes browsing a folder full of folders harder than it needs to be because everything looks identical. Unless, that is, you use custom icons for your most-used folders. You can do that pretty easily, but the feature is a little bit hidden. And yes, this…
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Windows ‘inetpub’ folder created by security fix, don’t delete
Microsoft has now confirmed that an April 2025 Windows security update is creating a new empty “inetpub” folder and warned users not to delete it. This folder is typically used by Microsoft’s Internet Information Services (IIS), a web server platform that can be enabled via the Windows Features dialog to host websites and web apps. However, after installing this month’s…
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How to create hidden share folder on Windows 11, 10
To create a hidden network folder on Windows 11 (and 10), open the “Advanced Sharing” settings page for the folder, check the “Share this folder” option, confirm the share name by appending the dollar sign “$” at the end, and then continue configuring the sharing permissions. On Windows 11 (and 10), hidden share folders are also referred to as “administrative shares. ” These…
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How to prevent safe emails from being sent to the Junk Email folder in Outlook
To add a sender to the safe list in Outlook, open Settings > Mail > Junk Mail > Safe senders and domains, click on “Add safe sender,” the sender email address or domain, and click “OK.” Although the web version of Outlook does a pretty good job filtering unwanted emails, sometimes, it may not be able to distinguish between a…
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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 recover your files from the Windows.old folder
To recover files after a Windows 11 (or 10) upgrade, open File Explorer > C > Windows.old > Users, open your profile folder, and copy the files to a new location. If you recently performed an in-place upgrade on your computer to a newer version of Windows 11 (or 10), and you didn’t erase the previous setup, you can still…
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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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