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Do all your files and folders open in Read-only mode on Windows 11/10? Some Windows users have reported that all their files and folders are marked as Read-only. Whenever they open a file or folder, ...

This command opens the specified file in its default application. For example, a markdown file might open in Xcode or another text editor. Open a File in a Text Editor: open -t ./path/to/your-file.md ...

To restore a file, right-click on it and choose Restore (rather than Delete forever ). To restore multiple files, use the Shift key or the Ctrl/Cmd (Windows/macOS) key to select all the files you want ...

Using Google Drive can be tricky sometimes; here’s a step-by-step tutorial. While uploading a file to your Google Drive is relatively easy, downloading it is another thing. If you want to save a ...

If you’ve encountered Apple HEIC files and are unsure how to open them on your Microsoft Windows computer or convert them to JPEG format, this guide is for you. HEIC files are a type of image file ...

Over time, cloud storage services have evolved: It used to be that everywhere you installed Dropbox, or Google Drive, or whatever your client of choice was, you'd get all of your files synced to that ...

If you want to keep certain files and folders out of people’s sight, it’s possible to hide those items on your Windows 11 PC.

Most of us have some rather sensitive files on our PCs. Whether it’s our tax returns, financial records, password lists (seriously, just use a password manager already), or just files you don’t want ...

In this post, we will show you how to exclude programs, files, and folders from scanning in McAfee, Kaspersky, Norton Avast, AVG, Bitdefender, Malwarebytes, etc. antivirus scans in Windows 11/10. When ...

Posts from this topic will be added to your daily email digest and your homepage feed. Protect your most sensitive data from view. Protect your most sensitive data from view. When you set up a new ...