Questions tagged [home-folder]
The folder used to contain user home folders. Usually `/home` on Linux and UNIX, `/Users` on Mac OSX, and `C:\Users` or `C:\Documents and Settings` on Windows (Vista +, XP -).
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Share with netbiosDomain in Name from GPO "Set user home folder"
I have configured the group policy "Set user home folder" which is located under "Computer Configuration > Policies > Administrative Templates > System > User Profiles"....
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Is there a Windows equivalent to ~/.local/bin?
On Ubuntu, the default path includes /usr/bin, which is where most system applications are installed via sudo. The equivalent on Windows is C:\Program Files, protected by UAC. (Of course, it's more ...
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ssh-keygen -f option, with PowerShell, continues to say folder not exists despite it does
I'm using the PowerShell terminal in Windows 10.
I created a folder "new_folder" in ~/.ssh
mkdir ~/.ssh/new_folder
Then I try to run ssh-keygen with the -f option.
The documentation says &...
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Can I delete avast in programdata?
I have a avast software folder in my programdata and I'm pretty sure it's junk, I already uninstalled avast through control panel/deleting so should I delete the avast folder in programdata? I do have ...
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Setting home catalogs to a different drive
First time admin here.
I'm setting up an RPi as a server for the family and myself.
I have attached an external ext4 hard drive and set up folders for each family member there. Each folder has a path ...
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Were changes to the attributes of the AppData folder made in Windows 10 to hide it from Windows Explorer - even when hidden files/folders are enabled?
If choosing to show hidden files/folders from within the Folder Options of Windows Explorer in Windows 10, I've noticed that the "AppData" folder within "C:\Users\Username" isn't ...
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I changed Home folder Name, without changing account name- mac doesn’t starts any more. No back up
I have changed my home folder name without changing the user account name and without any back up at all I have restarted my Mac. This was a big mistake!
Now my computer doesn’t start any more. ...
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Recursive Folders in Windows 10
In my Windows 10 machine, somehow, I have a recursive folder structure like this:
C:\Win2008SP1
C:\Win2008SP1\C:\Win2008SP1
C:\Win2008SP1\C:\Win2008SP1\C:\Win2008SP1
I checked "C" drive or &...
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Change partition for Home and create a swapfile [closed]
I install Mint 19.3 weeks ago, my first real Linux My Home is on the same partition than the OS , and i have swap of 2 G on the same partition. I want to move Home to sdb2(ext4)
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How do I find images based on their numbers in the Excel file?
I have 1,015 images in a folder and this image is classified into seven types and these types are categories of medical diagnoses of skin cancer, and the same images are classified in the Excel file ...
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How to set a default working directories path?
When I install some software it creates and uses directories in {RootDisc}/{User}/{Name}. These types of software do not even ask to choose another location. I talk about ".android", ".m2", ".PyCharm",...
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Rename macos subfolders in my home directory to lowercase
I'm looking to change the casing of macOS's default folders (the ones that sit in my home folder) to lowercase.
~/myname/Desktop -> ~/myname/desktop
~/myname/Downloads -> ~/myname/downloads
~/...
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Is it safe to remove all CLSID/GUID folders appearing on my Desktop?
I recently uninstalled a lot of programs and suddenly two weird folders appeared on my desktop. Both have no name, right click options are just: Cut, Create Shortcut and Delete.
There's a file ...
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(Debain/Ubuntu-based Linux) How to access programs on /home partition after switching distros
I recently switch from Lubuntu 18.04 to Peppermint OS 8, both of which are Debian/Ubuntu-Based. Before I did that, I made a /home partition and moved all my content for the root based /home folder to ...
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Why do softwares often keep local data in $HOME/.<appname>?
Most application I usually install (opam, cargo, vscode, julia, ...) keep a local storage in my home folder.
Is there a reason for this preference? Or better, are there downsides to the alternatives?
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