Recent content by meridius

Many thanks for your advice. I will have a look at FreeFileSync/RealTimeSync. On a simple level, I sort 'Date modified' > 'Descending' in File Explorer and then I know which files and/or data have been recently added and/or changed.

In File Explorer, when I copy pictures from my mobile phone to my PC, this is normally done through copying and pasting the files into one sub-folder, for example, MY PICTURES (FOLDER) > 2024 (SUBFOLDER) with the remainder of the conflicts i.e. duplicate files which I choose not to copy as shown...

Many thanks. I will keep your notes in mind for these types of problems.

After finding some additional suggestions online and making sure to show hidden files and protected operating system files, I actually deleted the $RECYCLE.BIN folder in the external drive. The folder $RECYCLE.BIN and it's attached file Recycle Bin recreated itself almost immediately after...

Many thanks for your informative link. I did not have the concentration to take it all in late last night! I think I may have created the problem myself by running a 36 hour DBAN secure scan last weekend and possibly stretching the hardware of the mechanical drive. I needed to run this as I...

I think the Recycle Bin was enabled by default in my WD My Passport 2TB external drive and I have just disabled it... In relation to internal HDDs my understanding is that any data deleted in any partition other than the C drive immediately goes to the Recycle Bin of the C drive first...

Today I learnt that my external hard drive has a Recycle Bin by going into Control Panel > (View by: Large Icons) > File Explorer Options > View > Show hidden files, folders and drives (select) > Hide protected operating system files (Recommended) - (unclick) > Apply > OK, then going into the...

This is a good suggestion. I tried it for both displays, the laptop and the external monitor, with one on and the other off when the test was being done and this only worked for Microsoft Word 2007 (yes I am still using it) but not for the internal GUI of DaVinci Resolve. Nevertheless, as...

I'm updating you on my progress with this problem. I reinstalled Windows 11 as in my last post. One of the problems relating to the flickering screen as in my previous post may have been that I did not tighten the connection between the VGA connector and the VGA to USB-C adapter so the...

Ideally the video project's partition should not be connected to the internet when in use as sometimes data can be hacked into. This is what I mean about having a partition or HDD 'offline' i.e. not in use when the operating system is connected to the internet. When they make big Hollywood...

I came up with two potential solutions for my disk space problem which would also mean not having to spend a wad of cash to buy a 2 TB external SSD, nor taking the risk of installing an internal SSD in my new laptop. First potential solution 1. Buy a 5 TB external hard drive like this one...

Thanks a lot for your very useful pointers. I'm not going to give you a complete answer now because I am going to spend the next few hours reinstalling my os. However: 1. I had an external monitor attached to my laptop with a cheap VGA to USB-C converter. Not a good idea. 2. When I tested...

I once had a scaling issue on another computer and made a mistake and ended up at a PONR (Point of no return). This is why I am so cautious. My other Toshiba laptop has no problems with the same video editing app. I have actually attached a monitor to my laptop which helps in spite of the fact...

I can get anything from Amazon UK. I can now free 2 x 2TB WD My Passport HDD drives which I already have. This will do the trick in terms of data storage but I don't know how well these drives fare with being constantly plugged in and out of USB ports on a daily basis unless there exists a more...

Actually some time ago I had a WD 500 GB external HDD fail on me so I am allowed to be paranoid about data loss!