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    Windows 7 What's your preferred non-Windows disk defragmenting software?

    I would like a program that defragments round the clock, not just a scheduled defragmentation somewhere in the week/month in bulk that takes a lot of time to complete.
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    Windows 7 What's your preferred non-Windows disk defragmenting software?

    I too use Defraggler sometimes, it's good. Had no problems with it, but I'd rather have a program that runs in the background and automatically defrags when it needs to.
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    Windows 7 What's your preferred non-Windows disk defragmenting software?

    So I've been using many versions of Diskeeper over the years, and while it served me well, I notice that it needs reinstalling every now and then because automatic defragmentation just stops happening past a certain point. So I wondered what disk defragmenter you consider the best and has served...
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    Asking for complete upgrade advice - what in this build is salvageable?

    I've got a PC of which the PSU, case, fans, GPU and HDD are over 6 years old (at least). Motherboard, CPU and RAM are fairly new (2 years old), since the old ones (also over 6 years old) were replaced after the motherboard they were on stopped working due to an electric spike (got a motherboard...
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    Windows 7 USB slots on PC connect and disconnect on random intervals

    The thing is, I didn't directly use the USB ports on the back since my external HDD's cable is too short, so I used an old USB hub to facilitate connectivity. That's how it started clicking and I almost immediately removed it. I could assume it was the hub having the problem, so I didn't bother...
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    Windows 7 USB slots on PC connect and disconnect on random intervals

    It's not dead, I tested it and it still works. Again, this is not the only external HDD that has had these problems on it (by "these problems" I mean weird but otherwise not permanently damaging behavior). It's a fairly new motherboard, less than 2 years old. Do USB ports like this come only...
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    Windows 7 USB slots on PC connect and disconnect on random intervals

    I got 2 fairly old (I'd say around 8 years old) USB slots on the front of my PC that don't function normally lately. Most of the time, mostly when I insert a big external HDD, they are connected and disconnected from my PC for even 10 times in half a minute, in which case I remove them to...
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    Windows 7 GPU and all fans act weirdly after minor changes to PC

    Follow-up: Turns out it was most probably a connection issue. Removed it, then put it again on the slot, this time adding one tightened screw near its base where one was missing and making sure the slot's button "clicked" when I put it on again. Don't know if this has to do with anything, but I...
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    Windows 7 GPU and all fans act weirdly after minor changes to PC

    So I recently replaced a USB hub that was connected internally to the PC with another one (can't exactly name it, it also has some slots for audio, recording and various memory cards like SD), and I had to make some minor changes to make it fit into the PC. What I did: -removed RAM stick and...
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    Windows 7 System Restore files get constantly deleted

    I recently installed Windows 7 on my machine and noticed all my System Restore files get outright deleted every one or two days. Things I tried so far: -make the storage size cap for storing system restore files a lot bigger than normal -run sfc /scannow -run CHKDSK -turn "Volume Shadow Copy"...
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    Asking for an assessment on the best option to backup an HDD

    Think I should do a follow-up on this one. Windows XP didn't recognize the external HDD, as I expected. On the contrary, Ubuntu did a very good job both at detecting and using it and transferring the files to it. I used grsync (graphical UI for rsync) to transfer them, it was very easy but I...
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    Asking for an assessment on the best option to backup an HDD

    I'll try that. How good is XP at transferring about 1TB of data to an external HDD? That's right, this message does appear. But still, the CD doesn't present me any option for recovery. The closest it gets to that (which is not close at all) is that it instructs me to press F2 for Automated...
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    Asking for an assessment on the best option to backup an HDD

    It's quite a bit of work, plus the only other PC that I have also has WinXP installed, is really old, and the external HDD doesn't support WinXP (Win7 and up). If I try and back up my data via WinXP, that means I have to reformat the drive once for the external HDD to accept WinXP and then once...
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    Asking for an assessment on the best option to backup an HDD

    I own a dual-boot computer, with one partition being XP and the other one being Ubuntu 14.04 (1st screenshot is from GParted for more details). I want to upgrade my XP partition to Windows 7, but that means that all my data will be deleted, therefore I have to back it up somehow. I have 2...
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    Problem with Microsoft Sidewinder X6 keyboard

    I didn't bother to open it in the end, but turns out I didn't need to. Just detached all keys, cleaned each one individually with a cloth wetted with a surface cleaning solution and thoroughly cleaned the rest with another one wetted with the same solution and a brush to scrape out crumbs and...
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    External HDD and OS compatibility question

    I'm not too fond of making changes like this. Instead, I came up with a new solution which I'm not really sure will work. I also own a Windows 7 laptop. I will connect the external HDD to it, then connect the laptop to my Windows XP PC via an Ethernet cable, and then do the backup from the PC...
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    External HDD and OS compatibility question

    I'm planning to buy a Western Digital My Passport 4TB external HDD. In the official page, it says that it's compatible with Windows 7/8/10, and that use for any other OS's requires reformatting. Thing is, I want to buy this HDD so I can backup my files from my old Windows XP installation, then...
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    Problem with Microsoft Sidewinder X6 keyboard

    I am in the process of cleaning a Microsoft Sidewinder X6 keyboard, and I try to open it so I can remove the rubber padding and plastic case that holds it in place so I can clean them. I managed to mostly open it, but it is very resistant to opening at the position of the wrist rest, as shown in...
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    Some problems with re-installing an OS

    I'm on a dual-boot PC with Windows XP and Ubuntu 14.04. I've been trying to re-install (NOT format and NOT clean install, but repair install) Windows XP after a hardware change, because no boot option works for it. Unexpected problems are constantly appearing, though. 1 (Solved). When the CD...
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    Requesting drivers for monitor LG W1946

    Update: Sorry for the late reply. Everything is fine, apparently the screen needed nothing more because the GPU drivers were already in place. So I just changed the resolution and everything is working fine now.
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