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The file updates tag covers discussions about tracking and managing file changes in Windows. Topics include locating hidden files consuming disk space, displaying precise file update times (including seconds) in command-line tools like DIR and PowerShell, troubleshooting Windows Media Player album art not updating after file edits, and understanding why temporary files accumulate on shared drives during file updates between networked Windows 7 computers. These threads focus on practical issues users face when files are modified, saved, or synchronized, with an emphasis on Windows 7 and 10 environments.
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    Windows 10 Baffled By Hard Drive Space

    I've got Windows 10 Pro 64bit installed on my system and the hard drive is showing me over 60GB of used space. When I open the C drive and unhide all folders and do a Properties, it shows just over 20GB of used space on my system drive. I'm trying to figure out where 40GB of files are hiding...
    • Jebidia
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    • 64-bit backup computer control panel data loss disk cleanup file management file system file updates hard drive hidden files performance pro version restore point space issues storage system drive troubleshooting used space windows 10
    • Replies: 14
    • Forum: Windows Help and Support
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    Windows 7 Win7 how to display military time and seconds in a DIR command

    Hardware/Software . existing HP notebook with Win7 32bit Symptoms . to diagnose a virus attack, it helps to know, to the second, when a file was updated. With only a sorted ADMIN DIR output B 4 the restore, it could only log to the minute. Tho I eventually saw the files it created, seconds...
    • MtheK
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    • assembler program batch file cmsort dir command executable file monitoring file sorting file timestamps file updates logging logs military time non-system files powershell system files task scheduler timekeeping accuracy virus diagnosis windows 7 x86
    • Replies: 3
    • Forum: Windows Help and Support
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    Windows 7 WMP v12.0 album Art

    I have all my music in Files attached with cover art, the problem is WMP docent play album art in some of them. I have update Windows.... I look in few tutorial but it docent feel right. Am sure here somebody can help me and other with same problem am facing. WMP12 is not reading the cover.jpg...
    • squirtmph
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    • album art cover art embedded images file updates media issues media player music files now playing tutorial wmp
    • Replies: 1
    • Forum: Windows Software
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    Windows 7 Why so many temp files on my hard drives

    I am using Windows 7, My desk top computers has three hard drives, the "C" with just the programmers and other system files, the other two hard drives (all SATA) are used with my main files (E & F) . Drives E & F are set as "Shared drives " I often update files between my Toshiba laptop (also...
    • silverman
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    • computer setup data transfer file deletion file management file updates hard drive imap network connection office 2010 outlook shared drives storage sync system files tech support temporary files toshiba user questions windows 7
    • Replies: 3
    • Forum: Windows Software
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