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Does anyone know where Firefox is keeping the details about the bookmarks? For example, when I’m browsing the net and I see an interesting page but I don’t have time to read it in that moment, I drag&drop it in bookmarks toolbar. How does Firefox know which those pages are? I’m not talking about right_click->properties….
Where does Google Chrome for Linux store user specific data such as bookmarks ? I can’t find a .chrome or .google directory under my home directory, any other directory I should look at ? Solution: I think it stores in ~/.config/google-chrome or ~/.config/chromium. Though i have it inside the first location!Check for the Default folder…
After installation, and for a few days, Windows 10 starts by asking you if you like a series of images that appear when you start the computer, then, based on your opinion, a selection of these images keep “welcoming” you. I’d like to know where these images are saved (and how, if it’s a database…
I have upgraded my laptop to Windows 10 Home. But I can’t find the Microsoft Edge web browser. Does anyone know where it is located, or do I need to install it? Update: I could find MicrosoftEdge.exe at C:WindowsSystemAppsMicrosoft.MicrosoftEdge_8wekyb3d8bbwe. But when I click on it, it doesn’t run. Solution: Microsoft Edge should be in the…
Where is the information about the position of a window stored? An example: I start notepad.exe, and it starts neither minimized or maximized, but just a medium size window in the center of the screen. If I close it and start it again, it is at the same XY coordinates. But then if I close…
Well, Windows 8 has no Start Menu any more and the startup folder has disappeared also. Where can I find that folder? Or is there a new way with Metro? Solution: It can be found here: C:Users%USERNAME%AppDataRoamingMicrosoftWindowsStart MenuProgramsStartup or easier to access with this command in the Run Win+R prompt: shell:startup Here are even more…
On the Windows platform, most large applications come with their own installer which sets up folders under C:Program Files, possibly some other places, and perhaps adding some registry keys, etc. But there’s still quite a few tools around that consist of just an .exe or maybe also a README and a .dll or two. How…
I need a free duplicate file finder/remover app, with ability to find duplicate files/folders by name and/or by size and to remove one of duplicates. Solution: There was this Duplicate File Finder available for some time but now its only on secondary sites, like this Softpedia reference. The Wareseeker site shows the correct reference http://dff.nazrashid.com/…
Answering the question “Task Manager shows 100% CPU utilization, but nothing in process list does.”, Paul Woodward stated that his problem with 100% CPU was a rootkit infecting his computer. My computer seems to suffer from the same problem. Which software for Windows XP do you recommend for detecting and removing a rootkit? Solution: I…
I am planning to upgrade my Sapphire AM2+ Motherboard (Chipset 780G) with a new MSI AM3 (Chipset 785G). I don’t want to format and reinstall Windows 7. I have heard that with Windows XP is not that easy because SATA drivers are not available by default, but maybe for Windows 7 things are easier. Do…
