I'm confused. I name files/folders for the month and year of when I submit a rebate to keep track of which ones have processed. So, for example, I will have a scan (PDF say) or folder named ...

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One of the biggest pains of using a PC is rooting around the file system to find very specific information. Over the years, Microsoft has made it easier to find files with enhanced search capabilities ...

File names on Linux systems can be as long as 255 characters. While determining which files in a directory have the longest names might not be the most exciting task at hand, doing this with a script ...

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If you open an attachment from within your email program and then save it, the file may seem to have disappeared. Similarly, files you download from the web can be hard to find if you don't know where ...

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