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Tool to facilitate using hard links for versioning a large directory
I have a relatively large data directory. It gets updated occasionally, but usually only a small percentage of the tree changes. I'm currently updating it by using cp -Rl previous_version/ new_version/...
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How can I remove all path variants of a hostname from chrome autocomplete?
There is a website I used to use a lot associated with a previous hobby I'm trying to remove from my life (I played a specific addictive video game a lot and I'm in the process of quitting it.)
I've ...
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Is there a formula to fix this issue?
When I download any report from my local bank, the first thing I want to do is sort it by the DATE field. However, their DATE field is formatted as GENERAL (no specific number format (you'd think a ...
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Trouble using dscl to create and add user to group
I am working on a fix for a piece of software where the provider suggests we should create a user group with dscl and then grant the group ownership of a folder.
Users in our environment are on macOS ...
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How to clear all Finder Alerts
I'm not sure why but I have a lot of Finder Alerts "Disk Not Ejected Properly." So many that I'd probably spend all day clicking the little x to dismiss them.
Is there some way to dismiss ...
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MS Outlook: Open Message in New Window
I'm using the "New Look" Outlook and when I select a message in the Inbox and hit Enter, nothing happens. How do I open the message in a new window?
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MS Outlook: Copy email as document link
I'm using the "New Look" Outlook on Windows 11 and selecting an email in the Inbox and hitting Ctrl+C no longer copies the email as a document that can be pasted into other Office programs. ...
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How to route Wireguard within a network namespace with public internet access?
I've been trying to wrap my head around this for several days now, so I drew a picture (at bottom of post).
Context
I have a VPS with two namespaces:
init namespace (root)
custom namespace (my cool ...
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Where can I find a batch file HTML encoding (ISO-8859-1 to UTF-8) converter online? [closed]
Windows 10 Pro User here. Where can I find an HTML batch file (ISO-8859-1 to UTF-8) converter online? Found a single file converter. Tried downloading Sourceforge Code Converter, but it's blank when ...
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Linux Port Forward dependant on receiving IP
I have a Linux based router with two NIC’s.
Behind Eth1 is a network with 5 devices, device 1 has the IP 30.0.0.1, device 2 has the IP 30.0.0.2 - both are modbus devices with the port 502 open, the ...
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What is likely to cause very slow file copy over 10Gb NICs?
Copying data across my local network is extremely slow. The network in question is 10Gbe only. That is everything on the 10.0.2.0 subnet is 10Gbe and every device/switch is on the same VLAN with jumbo ...
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Windows 11 - How to delete account for which I have no acess
I want to delete the first account:
I am not able to log in (using manage) as I have not access to it.
Could someone advice?
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in a folder with same images in many sizes and resolutions, find the biggest one and delete all the other images [closed]
delete all images of lower size and resolution based on size
For example:
a.jpg (1MB)
a.jpg?120 (500kb)
a.jpg?260 (500kb)
b.jpg (10kb)
b.jpg?120 (500kb)
b.jpg?1900 (1MB)
keep only ...
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Firefox about:cache-entry parameters: setting limits for a memory entry hexdump?
So, I was viewing an IP camera video stream from a smartphone in Firefox 118.0.1; tried to set its properties, and the IP camera app on the smartphone, which is in an inaccessible location, crashed.
I ...
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Can't Get Ubuntu Studio Installed in Windows
I have tried installing Ubuntu Studio 64, AMD since I have and AMD 64 bit computer. I have downloaded the program, tried install it to my 64 bit memory stick with Rufus, but Rufus isn't working for me....
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Does DNS-over-HTTPS hide domain name of websites from packet analyzers?
A person on my same Wifi network is tracking name of the websites that I visit using tools like Wireshark. Does DNS over HTTPS hide the name of the sites that I visit?
My DNS settings are -
DNS ...
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Two Windows Boot Manager entries in BIOS boot section
I have in dual boot Arch Linux and Windows 11.
In my BIOS or when, at boot, I press key for boot selection, I have two Windows Boot Manager despite I have only one Windows installation.
If I run in ...
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Seeking Guidance on Data Lake Pricing Estimation [closed]
I have recently been tasked with estimating the pricing for a petabyte of storage within a cloud-hosted data lake. While I understand that exact figures may vary significantly depending on several ...
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.pac file or manual proxy stopped working with ssh / socks5 and firefox 118
Up until updating firefox to 118 my .pac file for automatic proxy configuration was working okay. I'm on linux and the proxy is over ssh with socks5 so first I do
ssh -D9999 my.remote.server.com
and ...
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How to access a windows shadow copy from WSL?
My aim is to use BorgBackup to back up a Windows 11 Pro machine. BorgBackup (v1.2.0) works fine within WSL (using Ubuntu 22.04) when the folder to back up is, e.g. /mnt/c it can back up the host. The ...
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Mount a 2nd SMB Share Drive from Local Windows PC to Ubuntu 22.04.03
Today is the first day of my 38 years on this planet that I am using Linux. So please be patient with me.
I have successfully followed a series of steps to mount a share folder from my Windows Desktop,...
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What computers can read MS-DOS hard drives?
I have a G|Raid External Hard drive that is formatted as MS-DOS. I verified that by checking the file format on a Mac (it says MS-DOS). I know Macs can read APFS, but I tried plugging it into a ...
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Merge all Outlook inboxes in search
I found a useful tutorial for combining the inboxes of all email accounts at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V8m6HorjaNA
It cleverly operates by running a search for "folder:inbox received:today&...
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Convert a 1 row (comma separated) text file to multiple rows
How can I convert text files with the following format:
["word01","word02","word03","word04","word05","word06","word07","...
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Ffmpeg changes major_brand when trimming
I have a workflow where I trim videos like this:
ffmpeg -i input.mp4 -ss 5.000000 -map 0:v -map 0:a? -c:v copy -c:a copy output.mp4 -y
And I noticed that the output video has a different ...
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Cycle through open desktops in Windows 10 automatically
I have a single display that I want to project information on for general public view but there is too much information to display all at once on a single screen. The java program I am using to ...
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Why don't some devices return data via site to site VPN?
I have set up a Ubiquiti UDM to UDM VPN. When connecting via a web browser using the remote IP addresses, some remote devices return data (e.g. Reolink doorbell returns live video) and others do not (...
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Word macro: Insert text into each selected cell of a table
I am trying to format cells and insert text (in this case a checkbox) in each SELECTED cell in a table. This is used as a place keeping aid in my plant emergency procedures. The cells format properly, ...
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apt reinstall local package if package was previously installed by repository
before I embark into this I would like to ask for clarification.
I have a github package installed in Debian via its own repository. Now the project has been archived and its repo no longer works.
I ...
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How much internet bandwidth does YouTube/Netflix takes at their server and how does it manages to it? [closed]
Pretty much the title.
Even after having fastest internet in the world, I don't think it will be possible to manage it.
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xlsx convert 1 cell spanning multiple rows to have a value in each cell
I have a xlsx in the following format:
Name | item | qty
Joe | 1 | 1
| 2 | 1
| 3 | 2
Tim | 2 | 1
Judy | 1 | 2
| 4 | 1
| 2 | 3
the sheet has 50k rows, ...
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Excel fomulae to ignore blank cells
I have the following fomula in Excel
=SUMPRODUCT(--(COUNTIF(MyList,TestData)=0))
to count errors when the data entered does not appear in a specific list.
However how do I get it to ignore blank ...
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Auto populate text?
I'm curious if there's a way to auto populate text in one cell based on a word or phrase entered in the cell before it.
Example:
C17 = LockBox
Then I want
D17 = An individual dropped off an envelope.
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How to get rid of flickering lines all over the game window in Minecraft on a Lenovo Ideapad with dual graphics card setting?
I have reset an outdated Lenovo Ideapad with a dual graphics card in it, one with the energy saving onboard card and one with the NVIDIA card. When I start Minecraft, the menu is already hit by ...
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Windows 10 - Recover missing content of large folder
I have a large pictures folder, most of then "bulk" downloaded using Hitomi Downloader, DownThemAll and similar. Yesterdary I ran a Powershell command I always use to rename the last ...
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Check if result is near a borderline in excel
Let's say I have a set of marks as follows
NAME
SCORE
AVA
13
BERTIE
46
GRAHAM
87
And a table of grade boundaries as follows:
GRADE
BOUNDARY
A
88
B
45
C
9
How can I easily make a formula in ...
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ffmpeg Get filter chain item dimensions later
I'm new to ffmpeg and trying some commands. I have a command with multiple inputs and filters like:
ffmpeg -y -f lavfi -i "color=c=red:s=1920x1080:d=10"
-i background.jpg
-i video.mp4
-i ...
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`snap list --all` does not show everyting in /var/lib/snapd/snaps
I have lots of old snaps in /var/libd/snaps
#> ls /var/lib/snapd/snaps | sort
bare_5.snap
chromium_2556.snap
chromium_2642.snap
core_16091.snap
core18_2790.snap
core20_2015.snap
core22_864.snap
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Can I Delete All Partitions Before Fresh Installation Of Windows 11
Hey guys please I'm thinking of reinstalling Windows 11 on my ASUS G14 2020 model but I'm worried about breaking something. The current partitioning looks chaotic to me.
Is it possible to delete and ...
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What would cause Firefox to display PDFs with only diacritic text and symbols?
I'm running into an issue where Firefox is showing some PDFs downloaded from a certain website with all foreign language/diacritic fonts and symbols.
When the file is downloaded and opened in other ...
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In Windows Task Scheduler, Task runs at startup
So i have a Sleep.bat file that runs at say 10pm.
Sometimes, it runs the next morning when i turn on my computer.
it has always had the box unchecked
next to "run task as soon as possible after a ...
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How can I prevent apcupsd from managing the PC, and leave it to a custom script?
I bought myself a old APC Back-UPS CS650 uninterruptible power supply, and replaced the accumulator in it with a large lead-acid one, it coincides in voltage with the stock accumulator. I connected ...
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Configuring two VPN appliances on a single modem
I am unexpectedly having to upgrade my company's network router/VPN due to the departure of another employee.
My company uses a Sonic Wall network appliance to provide VPN access to our internal ...
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Attempting to view videos in Google Drive in Chrome gives an error - "blocked by CORS policy"
Whether I've been sent links to videos within my company or am attempting to view my own videos, I can't view any videos in Google Drive in Chrome. If it's important, I'm in a Google Workspace for my ...
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Very weird linuxbrew installation issue
I am installing linuxbrew in a linux machine. I typed
/bin/bash -c "$(curl -fsSL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/Homebrew/install/HEAD/install.sh)"
in the console. However it says
==> /...
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GNU Linux (ext4 and others) how to find largest duplicate files?
luckily there are tools to find duplicate files, but unaware of any that output a sortable (by filesize) list :D
so how to find the top 30 duplicates sorted by filesize? :D
thanks PacmanPenguin! (can ...
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Windows: Prevent laptop from automatic locking when docked
I am using a Lenovo ThinkPad P53s (20N6) as my main personal computer, at home 99% of the time. Occasionally, I will bring it outside and it could be stolen. Therefore, I wish a potential thief who ...
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Group Policy Management Access Denied on Delegation Tab [migrated]
I'm running a Windows Active Directory Domain using two 2016 DCs. Everything about the domain and my GPO policies are functioning correctly. However, when I open up Group Policy Management and then ...
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MacOS Sonoma - How to disable CRTL+SPACE shortcut?
On IDE's like visual studio for MAC, CTRL+SPACE is a shortcut for "give me possible completions", like, if you type MyObject.Query and hit ctrl+space you would a dropbox of suggestions like
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Autodesk Vault 2023 Lifecycle Change Default Transition For State Change
I am creating a new Lifecycle, Lifecycle B for Vault 2023. This Lifecycle is similar to an existing one, Lifecycle A. A copy of Lifecycle A is taken as the starting point for Lifecycle B.
In Lifecycle ...
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