Files v4.0 arrives as a major rework of one of the most polished third‑party File Explorer replacements for Windows 11, introducing a unified Omnibar, a refined Dual Pane workflow, expanded cloud drive support, and built‑in cryptographic verification tools — changes that push Files from a...
Files 4.0 lands as a major milestone for an already feature-rich third‑party file manager, shipping a redesigned address experience (the new Omnibar), a polished Dual Pane workflow, wider cloud-drive support, and a host of security and productivity tools aimed squarely at power users and IT...
If you need to burn a playable DVD from a handful of home videos or make archival data discs for long-term storage, the software you choose matters more than most people think — compatibility with players, menu authoring, output quality, and reliability during the burn process are the difference...
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ZDNET’s compact “five apps I always install first” playbook is an efficient, pragmatic shortcut for getting a fresh Windows PC productive in minutes: install Everything for instant local search, Google Chrome for cross‑device browsing and extensions, VLC Media Player for near‑universal media...
Smarsh’s latest string of recognitions underscores a rare combination of scale, market focus, and aggressive productization of AI for regulated industries — but the headline numbers circulating in some briefs require careful parsing before they’re repeated as fact.
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CellTrust’s SL2 is now listed in Microsoft AppSource and the Microsoft Teams store, bringing its enterprise-grade mobile messaging capture and compliance tooling directly into the Microsoft collaboration stack and making it easier for regulated organisations to deploy mobile communications...
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CellTrust’s SL2 is now listed in Microsoft AppSource and is available directly through the Microsoft Teams Store, bringing enterprise-grade mobile message capture and compliance controls into the Teams workflow and lowering the friction for regulated organisations to govern SMS, WhatsApp and...
On a fresh Windows machine the right five additions can turn a clean install into a productive, comfortable workspace in under an hour — that’s the practical premise behind the ZDNET roundup of “5 free Windows PC apps I always install first,” and it’s a small, high‑value checklist worth...
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Skype Retires; Teams Archiving Boosts Compliance Capabilities
In a bold strategic move, Microsoft is streamlining its communication offerings by retiring Skype for consumers on May 5, 2025. At the same time, new integrated archiving solutions are evolving around its modern communication...
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older HDDs are more resistant to demagnetization compared to modern 2.5" laptop HDDs?
demagnetization is the leading cause of data loss and corruption in long-term archiving data?
I want to free up storage space if I delete Updates, where LinkedIn emails come, and Promotions where you get emails from your banks. Most of the time these are useless emails. where you store your in All Mail [archived mail] will it be deleted ?
I'm currently in a backup project and I've got ALOT of old software. But should I even make ISO backups of theses old software? I've got old versions of Visual Studio, every Office back to 98, every Windows os back to 98 SE.
Have any of ya'll come across a situation where you needed an old...
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I have Win 7 Pro 64bit installed on a SSD 250GB along with my Programs and Data on a second SATA Hard Drive.
Recently when I looked at my C: SSD from My Computer, I noticed the Used Space Bar was Red and I only had a small value of Free Space left (13GB). I used CCleaner to clean up Temporary...
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Hi, I have a gargantuan wallpaper folder that I download wallpaper packs into every day. I've done this for years and that folder is... imposing to say the least.
The problem is it's not sorted. The packs inside it are either a folder or an archive. I would like a program (PLEASE tell me one...
According to this article, standard CDs and DVDs have a life of only 3 to 5 years. I had been under the impression that they last decades. If the short life is true, we all need a system to copy disks every few years.
The focus of the article, though is a new medium (M-DISKs, optical disks...
I use WinRar.
In Options > Settings > Integration > User defined archive extensions, I've associated XPI and JA files with the program.
I would like to add the following entries to Windows Explorer's context menu:
1) Add to archive "FileName.xpi"
2) Add to archive "FileName.ja"
I'd like...
Archiving using Winrar produces a file of exactly the same size as does sending to a compressed zipped folder.. am I just using the wrong settings..? (I've tried multiple) or do I need a specific utility for this..?
Thanks.
Just upgraded to Windows 8 and I'm having an issue I never had in Windows 7. Whenever somebody sends me an archive (.zip, .rar, etc.) that contains file names that are in Japanese, they always appear garbled (文字化け).
1. I am using Outlook 2010
2. This happens through both WinRAR and Windows'...
Fixes an issue in which an RDS client computer cannot connect to a Windows 7-based or Windows Server 2008 R2-based RDS server by using a remote desktop connection. This issue occurs after the SSL certificate for the RDS server is archived.
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Hi all! I have an ultra book with 128GB. I also have a 1TB NAS drive on my network. I want to go through and archive old personal data files and move the archives to the NAS drive. I don't want to totally get rid of it.
I know I can just move over want I don't want to keep on my computer...