Windows creates temporary files in the background to keep everything running smoothly. But over time, these hidden files quietly pile up in system folders, slowly eating away at space you could use ...

Your computer has backend directories, libraries, and files that help keep the operating system running smoothly. If you delete or move any of these files, something could go seriously wrong, so I don ...

You’ve spent hours working on an Excel workbook on a MacBook, but now it’s gone. Or, when you exit an Excel file, you unintentionally select “Don’t Save”. Is this to say that your entire effort has ...

I have touched on several subjects in individual posts prior to this one that now come together in this single post. These subjects include use of File.deleteOnExit() in Groovy, creation of temporary ...

You spent a lot of time on a crucial Word document and, just when you save, your machine either shuts down or stops functioning, leaving your work unsaved. You may wonder whether can you recover an ...

In addition to the bevy of other issues caused by the AutoProtect component of Symantec's Norton AntiVirus under Mac OS X 10.4.x, readers are beginning to report an issue with apparent corruption of ...