A few weeks ago, I answered a reader question about “inherited permissions,” or how to deal with a shared folder that multiple people use via file serving on a regular Mac, not one running macOS ...

Explorer.exe is the executable that opens File Explorer, the program you use for managing files. But it also plays a much more important role, as the default Windows shell. And in its role as the ...

The Windows system consists of thousands of files. Many of them have strange names, others have extensions that most users have never seen before. Normally you do not need to worry about these files.

Reader Jacob Franks is curious about a folder he’s found on his Mac. He writes: I discovered a folder called Previous System on my iMac. What is it and is it safe to delete? This file is the result of ...

When browsing through your folder structure on your Windows system drive, you may have wondered why your System32 folder is too big on your Windows 11/10 computer. If you have this question, then this ...

How to clean up system files with the Windows 10 Disk Cleanup tool Your email has been sent Get rid of unnecessary files with the help of the Clean Up System Files feature. Windows 10 has a feature ...

Rick Broida is the author of numerous books and thousands of reviews, features and blog posts. He writes CNET's popular Cheapskate blog and co-hosts Protocol 1: A Travelers Podcast (about the TV show ...

You should be able to specify the path when you are initially installing XP, unless you are doing an upgrade. I'm pretty sure when you are first selecting the ...