Most Windows users are familiar with Program Files, but AppData and ProgramData play equally important roles. This guide ...

After uninstalling a program, you can use the following effective ways to remove leftover files of the program on a Windows 11/10 computer: Check the Program Files or Program Files (x86) folder Check ...

A new computer with nothing on it but Windows contains thousands of system files. As you install programs and work with data, you may add thousands more. Windows Explorer allows you to keep track of ...

ZDNET's key takeaways Zipping files enables users to organize their files more efficiently and expedite sharing. Windows 11's native tools enable users to compress multiple files and folders without ...

Dave Thomson asked about the folders Program Files and Program Files (x86). “Why are there two, and is there some advantage of using one over the other?” First, you shouldn’t pick one over the other.

Microsoft has finally acknowledged it has a major performance problem with one of the core components of the Windows 11 GUI. File Explorer is now a ...

Randy G. finds Windows 8’s search tools a bit confusing. I offer some suggestions. Windows 8 may have the greatest learning curve of any Microsoft operating system. Fortunately, it generally offers at ...

My wife's iPod 4 is resulting in a rather staggering number of videos files on our computer, every single one of which is rotated 90 degrees to the left. There are many dozens, if not possibly 100 or ...

Just like your fridge, a computer's storage space needs to be cleaned out every once in a while to keep things running smoothly. "Temporary" files can get left behind permanently, and big updates to ...

Thanks to the radically revised Setup program in Windows Vista, Windows users can safely discard one of the basic tenets that have governed installation decisions since the beginning of the Windows ...

To make sure a deleted file can't be recovered, you'll need to use a third-party shredding tool. Here's a look at three such free programs: Eraser, File Shredder, and Freeraser. We all know that ...