Deduplication strategy [closed]
There seems to be no proper way to store large volumes of data in a file system. ZFS is the proposed option but it simply uses RAM and swap until it crashes.The system can be implemented as:Store a big...
View ArticleShift slash as hotkey when sending Win and Shift
The goal is Ctrl+Shift+/ to send Win+Shift+V. When sending something else, e.g. abc, that works. Does it need special handling?What I have:^+/:: SendInput, #+VreturnDebug note, Ctrl+/ works, Shift+/...
View ArticleWindows 10 update error: BITS Service "The requested service has already been...
Running windows 10 pro 64 bit.Keep getting this error all of a sudden:There were problems downloading some updates, but we'll try again later. If you keep seeing this, try searching the web or...
View ArticleHow do you convert an SSH private key to a .ppk on the Windows command line?
I have generated a key pair with ssh-keygen. I now want to use the same key pair with PuTTY-based applications.Because I'm working in a CLI environment, I want to convert the key to the .ppk format...
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How to make sure a task is run at Windows startup?
I have trouble running a PowerShell script and/or and .exe file on boot with Windows (both win10 and win11). I have tried multiple methods:Put the script inside shell:startupCreate a task with Task...
View ArticleRename File with dashes Windows Command Line
So this works:File1-suffix.txtren "*-suffix.txt" "*-newsuffix.txt" File1-newsuffix.txtBut this fails:File1-suffixA-suffixB.txtren "*-suffixA-suffixB.txt"...
View ArticleDetermine own domain group memberships XP Professional
This seems like it would be a simple question, but my Google skills have failed me.When logged into a domain (as a domain user without any admin rights), how can I determine what groups my user account...
View ArticleFTP Port redirect using OpenWrt router and windows clients
I'm having problems with FTP port redirection. I have OpenWrt device having two ethernet interfaces. The first one is in 192.168.1.0/24 network and there is another device with FTP server under...
View ArticleLogitech MX Anywhere 2 not working, Bluetooth is not present in settings or...
I have an HP Notebook running Windows 10 and a Logitech MX Anywhere 2, which will not connect to my computer anymore.When I got it, I plugged in the andapter and it worked just fine.But I made a stupid...
View ArticleDrive not appearing in Optimise Drives (Windows 10)
Running Windows 10 with two 16GB pen drives (mapped to F: and P:) and a larger 4TB WD external disk (mapped to W:). All drives work correctly, appear in Windows Explorer, Disk Management, you can...
View ArticleHow to launch the WSL Ubuntu "Console" from the command line
I'm struggling to launch the WSL "Ubuntu 20.04" Store App (or any Store App, really) from the command-line (e.g. PowerShell or CMD).When I run Ubuntu 20.04 from the Start Menu, it launches in a window...
View ArticleRobocopy copy: report: Dirs, Files, and Bytes are all 0 for Extras, but Times...
I copied a few files with robocopy on Windows 10. In the final report, Dirs, Files, and Bytes are all 0 for Extras, however Times is 0:00:01 for Extras. How is that possible? Total Copied Skipped...
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I cannot ping/connect my VM on VMware Workstation
So I have a Windows 10 PC. I have installed VMware Workstation and created a Windows 10 VM. However, I cannot ping or connect to it. I have made the network in bridged mode and given the same gateway....
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Safely delete Efi System Partition to allow extension of volume
I installed Ubuntu on a fraction of one of my SSD drives. However, I ended up removing Ubuntu and deleting the space on the partition it was allocating.Now there's an EFI System Partition between my D:...
View ArticleNot Able to Start windows service on windows server 2016 using powershell
I am trying to start windows service using Powershell. The Command is Start-Service -Name 'Log Reader' -VerboseI ran above command with evlevated powershell with Admin rights.But I am getting...
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Why is the shortcut's target sometimes read-only in Windows 10?
I observe, that sometimes in the sortcut's options the target is setable (s. the first screenshot) and sometimes it's read-only (s. the second one).Why? What does it depend on? Is there a way to change...
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Duplicated user folders after migrating Windows to new drive, registry keys...
Some time ago I migrated my existing Windows 10 installation to a new hard drive, I believe I used Clonezilla to do so.I previously kept user folders (at least Documents, Downloads, Music, and...
View ArticleFirefox: quick and simple way to close current window and open new window?
In Firefox webbrowser:Is there a quick&simple way to close the current window and open a new window instead ?(Sidenote: For the purpose of this question there is only 1 currently open window.)What...
View ArticleWindows PortProxy Issue After restart PC
I am using Windows OS, and problems occur on some PCs regardless of the OS.I added proxy information throughnetsh interface add ...and it appled successfully and Connected successfullyI checked...
View ArticleHow do I write to a USB drive formatted as ext4 in Windows 11?
I have an SD card formatted as ext4 for use with SteamOS and EmuDeck. I want to add files to this SD card from my Windows 11 PC using a SD to USB adapter. Most of the the ext4 programs I've found only...
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