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Do you have folders filled with myriad of files that need a serious spring cleaning ? If you do, we have Cruftbuster, an automated self-cleaning tool for Linux, to sort out your messy folders. Well, you can always move these files, or trash them, but why bother doing that if you can have your computer do that automatically for you. This is exactly what Cruftbuster does; It is a freeware for Linux to organize your files, inspired by the famous Belvedere by Adam Pash of Lifehacker....

If you play a lot of PC games, switching to a new computer or reformatting can be time-consuming. GameSave Manager does the hard work of backing up your saved games for you — it can even back up to Dropbox. PC games scatter your saved games all over your system. GameSave Manager pulls together all those different folders and registry entries and packages them into a single file that you can import on other computers....

Ever get the urge to try out a bunch of Linux distros at once? Maybe you’re hosting a Linux installation party. Here’s an easy way to get a bunch of Live CDs working from a single thumb drive. 10 Distributions, You Say? MultiSystem is a really easy tool made to run on Ubuntu and Ubuntu-based distros that you can use to play with various LiveCDs at once, or to create the ultimate recovery device....

The Philips Hue lighting system is really awesome and easy to control entirely from your smartphone, but people love physical switches. The new Hue Dimmer Switch is the perfect way to add a wall switch into your Hue lighting system. Let’s take a look at how it works now. RELATED: How to Set Up Your Philips Hue Lights Smart lights are great (and we’re huge fans of our Philips Hue system), but there’s something to be said for having a more traditional switch to control your light system....

If your WhatsApp group has served its purpose, it might be time to remove it. You can delete WhatsApp groups on both iPhone and Android, and we’ll show you how. What to Know Before Deleting a Group on WhatsApp Similar to deleting a Discord server, to be able to delete a WhatsApp group, you must be the admin of that group. You will also have to manually remove each member of the group before you can delete the group....

Firefox has respected Windows 10’s dark mode setting for a while now. But you can manually enable dark mode in Firefox, on any operating system, and without installing any third-party themes. This works on Windows 7, Windows 10, Windows 11, macOS, and Linux. To change your Firefox theme, click the menu button (three horizontal lines) in the top right, then click “Add-ons and themes” in the drop-down menu. RELATED: How to Enable Dark Mode in Windows 10...

We were setting up a new Minecraft server at HTG headquarters to play the awesome Captive Minecraft survival mode game (which uses vanilla Minecraft, no mods required), when we realized we didn’t have an article about how to find your saved games folder. There are tons of Minecraft worlds on the Internet that you can download, unzip, and then play on your local computer without having to join a server or set one up, but to do that, you’ll need to know how to get to your saved games, and Minecraft doesn’t put those worlds into a place you’d expect, like your Documents folder....

Just about any self respecting geek always has a flash drive handy. Whether it is on your key ring on in your purse, having the ability to access certain files and utilities anywhere can really come in handy at times. However, if you were to lose or have this flash drive stolen, depending on what is stored on the drive, you could be setting yourself up for a completely preventable disaster....

If you’ve forgotten your Windows password and you don’t have an install CD laying around, there’s no need to worry. Not only are there half a dozen complicated ways to reset the password, you can do it easily with the Offline Windows Password editor. Of course, if you do have a Windows CD, you can reset your password the easy way with a simple trick. Note: this should work on all versions of Windows, but if you are running Windows 8 or 8....

The DigitalOcean Spaces web interface doesn’t provide a way to set bucket lifecycle policies. Here’s how to apply expiration settings that automatically delete files after a set time period. This makes Spaces a more suitable location for rotated backups and log files. Getting Started You’ll need the AWS CLI installed to follow along with this tutorial. Once it’s installed, the first task is to supply credentials so the CLI can access your DigitalOcean account....

Visual Studio has options to automatically publish your release build to remote servers over FTP. This can be very useful if you’re deploying changes often or testing in a remote environment. We’ll show you how to set it up and talk about how it works. Publishing via FTP FTP is an old, generally insecure protocol, but as long as your FTP server supports the modern extensions of FTPS, which uses TLS encryption, it should be fine....

Git, as well as services like Github, are built and optimized for lightweight text-based code files, and it’s rare to see repositories larger than a few GB. But, it’s often useful to track large files, and to make that easier, Git provides the Large File Storage (LFS) extension. How Git Large File Storage (LFS) Works Git doesn’t technically have a maximum file size, but it starts to break down once you starting hitting a certain size of files....

Your Apple Watch reminds you to breathe twice a day by default. Here’s how you can disable the reminders and stop it from bothering you. After all, if you want to breathe with your watch, you can always open the Breath app. RELATED: Use Apple Watch’s Breathe App for a More Mindful Day One of the big selling points of the Apple Watch is that it puts notifications and reminders right on your wrist, encouraging you to do healthy things like move more (by nudging you towards your Activity Goals for daily movement), stand more (if it senses you’ve been sitting at your desk too long, it reminds you to stand up and move around), and even breathe (a feature added in watchOS 3 that encourages you to take a moment to do some deep breathing every few hours....

Microsoft added Night mode to Xbox consoles with a system update, so now you can save your eyes when playing in the dark if you find yourself especially sensitive to bright light. Here’s how it works and what you can customize. What Does Night Mode Do? Night mode was added to the Xbox Series X|S consoles and original Xbox One lineup in the October 2021 system update. It won’t show up until you update your console under Settings > General > Updates....

Google Chrome lets you sync up your Google account to your browser across any device. When enabled, bookmarks, history, passwords, extensions, and themes—among many other settings—sync from your Google account, creating a seamless experience no matter where you are. How to Turn Syncing On To get started syncing to your Google account, fire up Chrome and click on the profile menu icon in the top right corner of your browser, then click “Turn on sync....

Firefox 11 added two new web developer tools to Firefox’s already impressive arsenal. The Tilt feature visualizes website structures in 3D, while the Style Editor can edit CSS stylesheets on the fly. The 3D feature, known as Tilt, is a way of visualizing a website’s DOM. It integrates with the existing Document Inspector and uses WebGL to display rich 3D graphics in your browser. Tilt – 3D Website Visualization You can access Tilt from within Firefox’s Page Inspector....

Tracing a computer program is not reserved for only those who have the source code, can read it, and know how to use a debugger. Any Linux user can trace an executable with strace. Find out how! What Is strace? strace is a Linux utility that lets you trace the system calls that a given application makes. It will also pick up on signals and produce a detailed output of all the information that it observes....

Windows 8 introduces two new ways of authenticating yourself other than just using a password. Now you can use a Picture Password, which uses gestures, as well as PIN code. Here’s how they both work. Setting Up A Picture Password Creating a Picture Password is done through the new Metro Control Panel, so to get started, launch it from the new start screen. In the left-hand panel select users, and the option to create a Picture Password will appear on the right hand side....

If you’ve used a touchpad in Windows 10, you’re no doubt aware of the basic single-finger tapping and two-finger scrolling gestures. Windows 10 also packs in some additional gestures you might not have tried. Note: Some of these gestures only work with “Precision Touchpads,” so some of these gestures won’t work for you if you don’t have one. You can check whether your laptop has one by opening the Settings app to Settings > Devices > Touchpad....

The Storage Spaces feature built into Windows allows you to combine multiple hard drives into a single virtual drive. It can mirror data across multiple drives for redundancy, or combine multiple physical drives into a single pool of storage. Storage Spaces is similar to RAID or LVM on Linux. This feature was added in Windows 8, and was improved in Windows 10. It’s available on all editions of Windows 8 and 10, including Home editions....