I made one Windows file exist in two folders without creating a second copy
If you ask almost anyone where a file is on Windows, they’ll name a folder, and I would usually agree.…
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I replaced 7-Zip with the version that actually looks like it belongs on Windows 11
7-Zip is one of those programs I stopped seeing years ago. It just became part of Windows in my head,…
Every file you download carries a hidden Windows tag you probably never noticed
You download a normal-looking PDF, image, or software installer from the web. You open File Explorer, check its size and…
These Windows storage rules make no sense until you remember DOS
Windows 11 looks every bit like a modern operating system, with rounded corners, Fluent Design, cloud services woven throughout, and…
One programmer left his initials inside every ZIP file you open
I’ve probably opened thousands of ZIP files without thinking much about the format itself. Double-click, extract, move on. Then I…
I called file copies “backups” for years — Restic proved me wrong in a weekend
For years, I had file copies that I assumed were backups. One was an external drive, the other a cloud…