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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What is %windir%?
What does %windir% stands for?
I am receiving a malware analysis report with things like %windir%\system32\catroot, %windir%\folder1\folder2 and I want to know what does it mean?
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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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Accessing the user folder from a previous Windows installation (content on a read-only image)
Before upgrading from Windows 7 to Windows 10 I imaged the Windows 7 system using O&O DiskImage Professional. After a clean upgrade (wiped the original installation) I started restoring content, ...
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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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Change to user folder from the Command Prompt or PowerShell?
Is there anything that corresponds to the ~ character found in Linux. E.g. CD ~\Downloads to go to the user's download folder from anywhere?
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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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How to synchronize the home folder between multiple computers?
I have three computers at home, and would like to have the /home/ folder tree synchronized between the three.
Any files/folders (except those hidden) that are modified/added/removed in one of the ...
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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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/home used on Mac OS X?
Is /home used for anything on Mac OS X ever? It's just an empty directory on my machine.
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