Questions tagged [profile]
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What is the currently the preferred location of PowerShell profiles?
I've come across this (archived) Blog post on PowerShell profiles. In the learning docs I read a note that the scripts should not be stored on OneDrive. Users probably will use the standard settings ...
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Does Visual Studio Code have an equivalent to CLion's CMake Profiles?
I'm following along this tutorial to learn CMake.
In the tutorial, the instructor demonstrates encapsulating the setting of a CMake variable (i.e. a -D command line argument) in the Settings > ...
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Messed up Windows .ps1 file, and now can't open CMD or run any commands in Powershell
At some point, I created a startup file for cmd and powershell. Ending in .ps1 I think. I must have a typo in it or something because I now get this error in powershell when trying to run commands:
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Powershell custom prompt with posh-git git status prompt
I made my own custom prompt for PowerShell and my prompt be look like :
[HH:mm] omkrbhagat C:\Users\onkar ~
Then, I installed posh-git module and import in my profile.
Auto tab completion for git ...
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Profile loaded even after reboot
I manage an AVD machine and multiple users are logging in everyday.
The question I have is why accounts stay loaded even after reboot.
Here a screenshot of the accounts profiles
List users (Yellow ...
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My Chrome profile is reset when opening a file if Chrome is not running when the file is opened
I'm running Chromium and every time a file is opened with it while it's closed, the Default profile is completely reset.
In other words:
chrome.exe is not running
Open any file with chrome.exe, e.g. ...
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How do I "unshare" files that are in a "shared" state with users on my computer (Windows 11)
So a couple of days back I accessed files from my user profile from another user profile on my computer, ever since then some files were in shared state and I haven't been able to unshare them.
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How to disable Profiles in Chrome
I have used Chrome without a profile. Some months ago, I clicked something or answered some questions resulting in two profiles. They have a crazy split of bookmarks and profile photo etc. And ...
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How to use another existing Firefox profile (the easy way)
After "cross-grading" my 32-bit Firefox to 64-bit failed on Windows (the upgraded Firefox still was placed in "Programs (x86)"), I decided to uninstall it and reinstall it.
Now it ...
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How to always display profile name in Chrome?
In Chrome, when using a profile, there is an avatar menu button on the top-right corner. The first time the browser starts after profile is created, the profile name is displayed with the avatar, but ...
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Does replacing an "older" Thunderbird profile in a new computer, cause emails to be removed from another computer that is actively using Thunderbird?
I'm helping a client with configuring a new computer. Meantime, she has been using Thunderbird in another computer (laptop), while she is traveling. I transferred the Thunderbird profile to the new ...
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Tried to move windows users folder to another dive but messed up bad
I was following this tutorial video https://youtu.be/88isPOPkscE
So basically what I was trying to do was to move users folder to another dive.
As the video was telling I went to regedit and did want ...
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windows profile got corrupted; a few patches?
We had a power outage while I was asleep, and I left my PC opened since I wasn't done working. By the time I woke up, my PC had booted up on its own but my profile was already seemingly corrupted:
I ...
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Thunderbird email: cloning an account
I'm running Thunderbird 78.14.0 under Linux.
In a given Thunderbird profile, I have several email accounts, all of which are using IMAP. I want to "clone" one of these accounts, as follows .....
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Programmatically determining shell profile file
My script needs to inject an alias into shell profile file. That script may be run in bash (so it would inject the alias into ~/.bashrc) or zshell (~/.zshrc) or any other shell. Is there a way to get ...
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