For questions concerning the generic use of computer files.
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File synchronising software
Throughout my PC I have to have exactly the same files in more than one location (for one reason or another) and it's getting really difficult to keep track of them all and keep them all up-to-date ...
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1answer
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Permissions, Rights & Privileges
I only have the privileges of a normal user on a Windows environment (XP). I would like to ask the following questions.
(1) Are any/all attempts to access a log file(text) logged somewhere ?
(2) Are ...
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how to unlock file without kill related process
I currently use OpenedFilesView for control file handle but it is windows based. i want console application for build automation process. i want something like following code
unlockfile file.txt
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1answer
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OS X - Too many files in a folder, can't move them
I have over 200,000 files in a folder, which I need to sequence into a movie. Quicktime Pro gives me an error so I'm trying to split up the images into various folders. Sadly, Finder is not letting me ...
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1answer
520 views
Recover partially download file auto deleted by Chrome
Where can I find partially completed download file (from chrome ) on my system as(chrome and chromium) it delete them in event of interruption (NET ISSUE).
I need the file so that I complete download ...
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1answer
443 views
Windows 7; select multiple files, only opens one
Whenever I am in Explorer and try to open multiple files (of the same extension and type) it only opens one. The process is as follows:
Select top file
Shift
Click last file
File > Open
Only the ...
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1answer
134 views
Outlook 2007 - Bulk Renaming of Personal Folders?
I have seen this question in regards to bulk renaming of file folders, but not bulk renaming of personal folders in outlook - so the question is - is there anyway to bulk rename personal folders in ...
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1answer
146 views
Photo information in Windows Explorer
How can I see in windows explorer listing if an image is RGB, CMYK, YCbCr.
I tried with all available columns, but none seems to give me that informaion.
Thanks
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3answers
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Why copying files in one partition is much faster than copying files to another partition?
there is someone who ask me about it, and i dont know the answer..
if you know the answer , please comment. Thanks :)
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Make a file non-deletable in USB
Somebody used my USB drive and upon returning it to me, I found a autorun.inf that is undeletable.
I tried changing it's file attribute which is only H (not even set as a system file) but it keeps on ...
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1answer
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Verifying file integrity on NTFS under linux
I have an NTFS volume that I share between a linux machine and a windows machine. Recently I have had a couple of strange problems where files have become corrupted. This has affected some media ...
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1answer
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When I order files by an unusual meta column, does the computer read headers of the files or just a structured list like a data table?
Is there a file system which will reduce the need for indexing files and saves the meta headers automatically on the disk? It would work like a hardware acceleration for indexing all files for some ...
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1answer
468 views
Looking to report on last file access for our archives
We are looking to generate a report that would let us know when files in our archive were last accessed. We are trying to determine which files can be moved to lower cost and slower storage devices, ...
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1answer
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When editing an existing file with VIM: will it replace or change that file?
I've read that most editors will replace the file when you actually want to save changes to that file How to execute a command whenever a file changes?. So how does VIM behave?
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1answer
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Delete all files that don't start with a certain string in a folder
How can I delete all files that don't start with "2012" in a particular folder?
This is on OS X Lion.
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2answers
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How to create a custom Windows 7 ISO file
I have a customised Windows 7 that was written to USB. But I would like to create an ISO file so that i can install this on Virtualbox, as Virtualbox does not boot from USB. However when I create an ...
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1answer
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Program crash in Win7/X64 related to filenames with % in them
For a while now I've had this reproducible error:
If I try to open any file (so regardless of its extension) that has a % in its name, regardless of the method of opening (click on it in Explorer, ...
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1answer
247 views
Is there a way to lock folder and all files inside for specific time?
Is there a way / tool to lock folder and all files inside for specific time to prevent any other program on PC to perform any actions? Something like anti-Unlocker tool for Windows.
I use Windows ...
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Do something when a file is changed
When I write a LaTeX document, I find myself to press F6 in my editor to compile often. Or when I use SASS, I often type make to convert my .scss into .css.
Now I would like to let the machine do the ...
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2answers
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Is it safe to delete Windows post installation files?
I have Windows XP installed on the first partition and the second partition is empty. I also have an external hard drive plugged in. I installed Windows Vista on the second partition and now my ...
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3answers
951 views
List files recursively and sort by modification time
How do I list all files under a directory recursively and sort the output by modification time?
I normally use ls -lhtc but it doesn't find all files recursively. I am using Linux and Mac.
ls -l on ...
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2answers
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Windows Explorer: What video file did I view last?
I have a lot of episodes on my computer, but I always forget, what episode I watched last.
Is there a plugin or some possibility to see in Windows Explorer, what file I opened the last time or when I ...
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1answer
956 views
how to undelete files on btrfs partition?
How do I undelete (recover) a deleted file on a btrfs partition?
I have not taken a snapshot yet, so I can't use that feature. I know there are some tools for other Linux file systems, but google ...
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excel 2003: file too big even its empty
I have one excel file that consist of 3 sheets. Each sheet consist of text and image. The file grow up until 171KB. Then I copy one sheet become single file and save as a new file (newbook.xls). And I ...
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2answers
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How will I know if two files are identical?
I am currently developing an application and compile it to create a .exe file. Then our operations team copy the compiled application in our test client computer.
Now, an error occur when testing the ...
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1answer
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How to remove “System File” attribute form a file without Command Prompt?
Is it possible to take away a file's system file status without using command prompt? Basically, I want to do this:
attrib "folder" -s
attrib "file" -s
without using command prompt, or a batch ...
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1answer
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How to install a .dsc file on linux
I have to install manually a file with a type I never seen before: .dsc
How can I install this kind of file on linux??
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1answer
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New files Log monitoring?
I want to install (setup.exe) a software but before I go this, before I do this I want to know where it will install and what it will be changed.
Is there a software log new files and change?
Also ...
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1answer
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How Can I Create A Dump File of Running Process in Linux
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I have a question and I hope to your answear.
In windows, It is easy to get a dump file. right?
but In Linux, I don't know create dump file.
Help me and Show me your ability.
thank you for ...
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1answer
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Program to find filetype [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
Is there a tool that can determine the file type from containing data?
Short: I need a program that can identify the filetype of a file regardless of it's extension
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1answer
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Which program is locking all my executable files?
When updating any software product, as well as manually trying to replace .exe files, it says that access is denied to the file and in fact the System process is holding a handle to the file when I ...
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2answers
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How do I recursively delete all files or folders whose names match a pattern in Windows?
For the file example, I would like to delete all files matching .+?[a-f0-9]{4}.html (i.e. any html file ending in a four digit hexadecimal). So paged47c.html would be deleted, but page.html would ...
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2answers
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How to delete file that has invalid name? [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
Files with illegal filenames
I've accidentally created -?.tgz file on my NTFS hdd (working under linux). And I'm just curious is it possible to delete it under Windows 7 ...
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What's the fastest and automatic way to transfer 2GB of data between 2 PCs every night?
While it's fast (less than 2 minutes) I hate having to copy files from PC #1 onto a USB stick, and then manually popping it in PC #2 to copy the files to PC #2.
Dropbox is too slow in uploading and ...
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1answer
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Windows 7 losing programs from desktop?
How do I recover program icons no longer on my desktop nor Start menu since I installed Windows 7. All programs are still on the HDD but not on the Start menu or Desktop
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Extract Audio File
I currently have a WMB file that I would like to extract the audio from. Are there any programs out there that can extract the audio from this file? Preferably free.
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If I fudge the Windows system date and then create a file can I get the calendar date the file was created?
I routinely set my Windows system time to a fake date/time to create files with specific timestamps.
For example, suppose the calendar date is 4/1/2012 but I want a file to be created on 3/1/2012, ...
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What command sequence can I use to delete directories but not their files?
How do I delete directories but not the files inside them? I have tried the following:
rm -di /Users/arthur/Desktop/MyFolder
remove /Users/arthur/Desktop/MyFolder? y
rm: ...
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Empty non-empty file
Yesterday I was working on one file, it worked great! Today, I tried to open this same file, but it is now empty. Even when I try to open it with Notepad, the file is completely empty. If I look at ...
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Mac OS X Lion: folders and files permissions
Every time I try to change the name of file or folder, or delete file or folder, the password dialog input appears. This is on Sites folder, permissions are drw--rw, user and everyone. The permissions ...
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1answer
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interaction between firmware and file system in the drive
as I know when we are talking about drives (both ssd and hdd): firmware is a piece of code which regulates the receiving of the data as well as storing the data in the drive itself (using some smart ...
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1answer
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File Dates are same in different timeZones in Windows
I've using my laptop which is configured to use the Indian TimeZone. I'm looking at the time-stamp of .sys file (Driver files). I'm observing the times of the same file on another machine which is set ...
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3answers
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Remove first N lines from an active log file
Is there a way to remove the first N lines from a log that is being actively appended by an application?
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1answer
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“Are you sure you want to copy this file without its properties?”
I have a file. This file in specific is a image. Its on my NTFS filesystem and i get this message when i try to copy to my FAT32 drive.
I cant find any properties on it... What is it talking about? ...
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1answer
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Merging extracted files Into a working program
I downloaded 33 files (.rar) using uTorrent and extracted all of them using WinRAR. All are in one folder, appropriately named.
However, I have no idea how to merge them all into the one working ...
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“File” exists or not
ls -il
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ls: cannot access éaj/p╬σt.ó∙e: No such file or directory
ls: cannot access é@j/p╠φt.│∙N: No such file or directory
ls: cannot access ...
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Find file names that is partially the same
Looking for a software that can find and remove based on parts of file names.
For example (file names):
"This is not, for this is right"
"This is not cause it is wrong"
It would find these ...
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0answers
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Can Textmate detect file type before saving?
Is there a way to make Textmate recognize the file type automatically before saving?
I often create a new file for the purposes of quickly testing code and it would be nice if I didn't have to select ...
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Access my home files via web browser
I am looking for a solution to access the files on my home computer using nothing but a browser.
I do not want to have to download any client software (Java ok).
I do not care about sharing or ...
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1answer
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How can I edit or view a Mac OS file with no extension?
I would like to view or perhaps edit a file with no extension. It is a Mac OS X Universal Binary executable file which I downloaded from my iPhone.
I have both Mac OS X and Windows. Is there any way ...
