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Sync Folders Between Computers – AOMEI Backupper

Terry Hollett — Mon, 06 Apr 2026 04:44:32 +0000

I discovered that my backup MoviesTV folder on my Acer desktop had two fewer videos than the one on my CyberPC. I need a way to sync up my two folders. “AOMEI Backupper” is the software I’m going to experiment with. I’m using the Freeware version. Open the program. On the left-hand side panel, click on “Sync”. Then click on “Basic sync”. Click “Select Source” (plus sign). That would be my…

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My Struggles Setting Up A Windows 11 Home Network – Part One

Marc Thomas — Tue, 24 Mar 2026 04:05:46 +0000

I’ve been struggling with Windows home networking for longer than I can remember, with most results being hit and miss, which is not how I usually experience computing. It either works or it doesn’t, and when it fails, it’s usually due to a user setting. But lately it could be down to Windows updates, at least according to my research. So many times I’ve thrown my arms in the air with home…

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How To Delete System Locked Files

Terry Hollett — Wed, 11 Mar 2026 04:01:07 +0000

I tried to delete some video files, but I kept receiving an error indicating the files were locked by the system. I opened Task Manager by right-clicking the Taskbar and clicking “Task Manager”. There were five instances of Windows Explorer open, so I right-clicked on each one and then clicked “End task”. The Taskbar disappeared, and my screen went black. Still in Task Manager…

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Fixed – Printer Only Prints Test Page And Nothing Else

Marc Thomas — Fri, 06 Mar 2026 06:01:30 +0000

Yesterday I went to a customer’s house to fix a printing problem, which initially had me scratching my head. Her PC had recently been upgraded by her nephew to a Ryzen 5 32GB of RAM, NVMe, and an RTX GPU, which struck me as unusual at first, being a household PC. She then told me that her hobby is photography, so that made sense. Neither her nephew nor her son, who both work in technology and PCs…

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Steganos Privacy Suite Overview & Giveaway

Richard Pedersen — Fri, 12 Dec 2025 05:04:56 +0000

This contest has now expired. Winners will be notified by email. Congratulations to the Winners and Thank You to everyone who participated! Steganos has generously offered our DCT readers a chance to win a copy of their Privacy Suite software. These licenses are valued at $129.90, but are currently discounted to $39.90 for a limited time. These are one-year licenses and come with a 30-day…

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AIarty Image Enhancer Pro Overview & Giveaway

Richard Pedersen — Fri, 19 Sep 2025 04:09:52 +0000

This contest has now expired. Winners will be notified by email. Congratulations to the Winners and Thank You to everyone who participated! Our friends at Digiarty have generously donated five lifetime licenses for the outstanding Aiarty Image Enhancer Pro software. These lifetime licenses are valued at $155.00 (US). At the time of writing, it is being offered at the discounted price of $99.

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Ashampoo Action Click Overview & Giveaway

Richard Pedersen — Fri, 27 Jun 2025 17:00:55 +0000

Ashampoo has offered our readers a chance to win a copy of its NEW Action Click utility. We have five licenses to give away to some lucky winners. These licences are currently valued at $20.00 (US), but you can get it at the discounted price of $12.00. You can also get a 14-day free trial so you can try before you buy. “Ashampoo Action Click is a software solution designed to automate and…

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Ashampoo Photo Recovery 3 Overview & Giveaway

Richard Pedersen — Fri, 13 Jun 2025 04:04:24 +0000

This contest has now expired. Winners will be notified by email. Congratulations to the Winners and Thank You to everyone who participated! Ashampoo Photo Recovery 3 is a powerful and professional software specifically designed for and dedicated to one purpose only – recovering your lost photos. Whether it be photos that have been deleted by mistake, a defective or accidentally formatted…

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Memorial Day 2025

Richard Pedersen — Mon, 26 May 2025 04:10:16 +0000

Remember – Memorial Day from DCT …

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Steganos Privacy Suite Overview & Giveaway

Richard Pedersen — Fri, 16 May 2025 05:12:02 +0000

This contest has now expired. Winners will be notified by email. Congratulations to the Winners and Thank You to everyone who participated! Steganos has generously given DCT five one-year licenses for its Privacy Suite software. Steganos also offers a 30-day free trial period so you can try before you buy. Steganos Spring Bargain! Steganos is currently running a bargain deal including…

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Windows Update Adds New “inetpub” Folder

John Durso — Wed, 30 Apr 2025 04:01:40 +0000

The other day, I updated Windows, and now I have a new folder on my drive. The Windows April 2025 updates are creating an empty “inetpub” folder in the root directory of the C:\ drive. Traditionally, Windows would create the “inetpub” folder when the Internet Information Services (IIS) — a web server platform to host websites, web applications…

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AIarty Image Enhancer Overview & Giveaway

Richard Pedersen — Fri, 18 Apr 2025 04:31:44 +0000

This contest has now expired. Winners will be notified by email. Congratulations to the Winners and Thank You to everyone who participated! Our friends at Digiarty have generously donated five lifetime licenses for the outstanding AIarty Image Enhancer software. These lifetime licenses are valued at $155.00 (US),. At the time of writing, it is being offered at the discounted price of $79.00…

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Ashampoo Snap 17 Overview & Giveaway

Richard Pedersen — Fri, 21 Mar 2025 04:01:30 +0000

This contest has now expired. Winners will be notified by email. Congratulations to the Winners and Thank You to everyone who participated! Ashampoo has kindly given us five licenses for their Snap 17 screen capture software. These licenses will be given away to five lucky contest winners. They are each currently available at the discounted price of $18.00 (USD). Ashampoo also offers a 30-day…

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Ashampoo Photo Optimizer 11 Overview & Giveaway

Richard Pedersen — Fri, 14 Feb 2025 13:56:57 +0000

This contest has now expired. Winners will be notified by email. Congratulations to the Winners and Thank You to everyone who participated! Our friends at Ashampoo have offered our DCT readers a chance to win a copy of Photo Optimizer 11. We have five licenses to give away to five lucky winners. These lifetime licenses are currently valued at $44.00 (US) each. Ashampoo also offers a 30-day…

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