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The OneDrive Backup Mess: What You Need to Know and Why You Should Avoid It

By Kevin / February 5, 2025

Let’s talk about OneDrive, and what it does, how it changes your files and where they’re located on your computer, and why it can be such a headache. It’s installed by default, and if you’ve wondered why your files suddenly aren’t where they used to be, or why things don’t go back to normal when you turn it off, this blog post is for you.

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What Are Cookies And Should I Keep Them Or Not?

By Kevin / October 28, 2024

In this post, I will talk about what are known as “Cookies”, and how to view or access them in your web browser, in this case, Firefox, and on your computer. I will also talk about why they’re not worth worrying about. Some have suggested it’s a good idea to remove them, and I’ll explain why I disagree with that and why you likely will as well.

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What An Effective Data Backup Strategy Looks Like

By Kevin / August 16, 2023

In this blog post, I will talk about the various ways to backup the files on your computer. I will talk about how I used to do it, and modern methods including what’s built into Windows, external drives, cloud backup, how to do it manually, and how NOT to backup your files. Obviously, automatic backup is preferred, regardless I hope you’re inspired to take some time and setup your own data backup strategy!

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