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I have two versions of the same PDF, both annotated in Acrobat Pro, and I need to make them into one document. [more inside]
posted by bwonder2 on Apr 21, 2013 - 4 answers

In Windows 7 or 8 (and maybe before that) if I view the properties of a document, I get all sorts of meta information. I'm interested in the Date created element and a Content created element.... [more inside]
posted by kbanas on Mar 4, 2013 - 7 answers

I was just working on a proofreading file for hours. I closed it, thinking I had been saving it (I'm pretty sure I was saving it!). Then I went to email it , and it's nowhere to be found on my computer. I searched for it. I thought that if you don't save something it will be recovered when you open Word again, but nope. And I can't find it on my computer anywhere. Does anywhere have an idea where it could have gone and how/if I can get it back?! Thanks!
posted by bearette on Mar 3, 2013 - 16 answers

Google Drive (formerly Google Docs) has just unveiled a new "feature," that makes Google Drive open most files in a "preview" mode when you click on them, instead of just opening the file for editing/saving/etc. I would like to turn this "feature" off so that my files actually open. How can I do this? [more inside]
posted by decathecting on Feb 28, 2013 - 7 answers

Moving games and files from a working laptop to a new desktop. Both will be WIN 7... [more inside]
posted by efalk on Feb 7, 2013 - 7 answers

I'm looking for the smallest, most streamlined way to hold 15-20 documents that each have a plastic report cover (similar to this.) [more inside]
posted by frizzle on Jan 31, 2013 - 6 answers

Dead simple solutions that are not Dropbox or YouSendit or FTP for receiving large files from clients? [more inside]
posted by Brandon Blatcher on Jan 2, 2013 - 23 answers

Is there a program that will help me locate/tag/organize files on our server? [more inside]
posted by 2soxy4mypuppet on Dec 28, 2012 - 3 answers

Let's say I have 300,000 files on a webserver in a single directory. I want to download them to a local directory and then delete them. My FTP client of choice is choking on the task. What should I do?
posted by fake on Dec 18, 2012 - 23 answers

How can I set up a Windows 7 PC to be clean and stay clean? I don't want file bits and temporary files to clog it up, I don't want a million image files the size of a dot. I don't want this computer to run like molasses after a few years of web browsing and use. What is the best way to do that? [more inside]
posted by cashman on Oct 12, 2012 - 20 answers

How do I take audio files off MicPhone app on my IPad [more inside]
posted by goalyeehah on Oct 12, 2012 - 2 answers

I need an alternative to Google Drive that's going to work well with all my little snowflake snowflakes. And there are a bunch. [more inside]
posted by kbanas on Sep 24, 2012 - 10 answers

What router / NAS combination (or just NAS) do I need to pre-configure and ship to a friend of mine so that I can send files to the NAS over the internet? He is not at all computer savy. What I am hoping for is a VPN or similar that I can log into without his help and push files / pull files from the drive.
posted by CodeMonkey on Aug 30, 2012 - 7 answers

I have an old hard drive that was password locked. I can't boot from it, but I can get to the files. I have to change permissions for every single file before I can copy it over, is there a way to do that for everything at once? [more inside]
posted by Dynex on Aug 21, 2012 - 3 answers

In Windows 7, I have several examples of identically-named files in the same folder. As far as I know, this shouldn't be possible. Any ideas about why this would have happened and how to fix it? [more inside]
posted by FreelanceBureaucrat on Aug 12, 2012 - 13 answers

Is GoogleDrive more customizable than I know? How can I make it stop doing stupid stuff when I share big folders? [more inside]
posted by These Birds of a Feather on Jul 23, 2012 - 3 answers

Audacity-filter : How do I merge three tracks together in Audacity when audio overlaps at the beginning and end of each track? I just need a seamless track! [more inside]
posted by xicana63 on Jun 22, 2012 - 3 answers

How to share many pdf files with our many customers? [more inside]
posted by monkey_toes on Jun 11, 2012 - 6 answers

I have an existential OSX file problem - trying to delete a file that can't be found... After moving a slew of .mv4 files of moves that I've shifted from MBA hard drive to external drive I noted that my laptop memory did not reflect deletion. [more inside]
posted by aggienfo on Mar 26, 2012 - 7 answers

Hey, please help me delete these files in OSX. They just won't go away. [more inside]
posted by degoao on Feb 27, 2012 - 9 answers

What things can help me organise a file system? [more inside]
posted by jago25_98 on Feb 17, 2012 - 4 answers

I've got some long voice memos recorded on iPhone, transferred to iTunes. I'm wanting to send them, but the files need to be smaller. What's the easiest way to do this, either in iTunes or some other method?
posted by dearleader on Feb 13, 2012 - 4 answers

Are there best practices for cataloging/storing files on a shared drive within an office environment? [more inside]
posted by otherwordlyglow on Jan 24, 2012 - 10 answers

Can I transfer music files from an Ipod Touch over to a Sandisk MP3 Player? Thanks in advance.
posted by Mckoan1 on Jan 22, 2012 - 4 answers

I have questions about how to use the new directory structures we now have under Windows 7 and Vista. [more inside]
posted by crapmatic on Jan 10, 2012 - 3 answers

New Year's Resolution: Clean up my hard drive(s) by removing duplicate files, implementing a new folder hierarchy, and any other odds and ends I need you to tell me to do. Mac Pro 2009 running the latest pre-Lion OS. [more inside]
posted by Admiral Haddock on Jan 4, 2012 - 10 answers

I was recently placed in charge of a large database which is probably 90% irrelevant information. What should my plan of action be for cleaning it up? [more inside]
posted by showbiz_liz on Dec 19, 2011 - 16 answers

Espionage/Police Procedural Filter: how do the police, or CIA, or FBI, MI5, MI6, private eyes, or whoever do their job in a world of encryption, cloud storage, and teeny tiny little storage devices? [more inside]
posted by Admiral Haddock on Dec 12, 2011 - 20 answers

I bought a Belkin Easy Transfer USB Cable for Windows 7 thinking it would act much like a direct crossover cable connection would. Instead, it only seems to let me transfer the files and folders needed to set up your old Windows profile on a new copy of Windows, rather than giving me access to all files, folders and partitions, which is what I need. Is there a hack to get this cable to do what I want it to do?
posted by Effigy2000 on Nov 27, 2011 - 3 answers

Is there any way to salvage a corrupted RTF file in Mac TextEdit? [more inside]
posted by crackingdes on Nov 18, 2011 - 11 answers

I'm using Mp3tag to add cover art to many music files that I have already imported into iTunes. Is there any way to get iTunes to recognize that new cover art without deleting the music files from the iTunes library and then re-importing them?
posted by Trurl on Nov 11, 2011 - 1 answer

I'm recording Skype calls using Audio Hijack, and finding that the resulting AIFF files are pretty big and hard to send. What's the easiest way to compress them (to where they're still good listening quality), either via iTunes or RealPlayer or some other app?
posted by dearleader on Oct 16, 2011 - 8 answers

help me search my HD for about 600 files all at once. [more inside]
posted by stupidsexyFlanders on Oct 13, 2011 - 11 answers

The drive in F: is not formatted. LIES! [more inside]
posted by jsturgill on Sep 2, 2011 - 10 answers

Digital library management problems. I have a mess of pdfs, word docs, emails, images and other things I want to be available, but I'm at a loss for a relatively low-cost solution that will allow these documents to be easily searched through and found. [more inside]
posted by cashman on Aug 11, 2011 - 21 answers

Can I search my Mac by relative creation/modified date? [more inside]
posted by mhz on Aug 4, 2011 - 9 answers

I have a Kodak Playsport Zx5 digital video recorder, and a full 16GB SD card worth of 500MB - 2GB .MOV video files. Where can I store them online? I'm interested in the following online video storage features (it would be great to have all of them offered by one website, but if that's not possible, I'll settle for a few): 1. Privacy options for marking videos as public/private 2. Free/Cheap storage 3. Ability to download original file at a later date 4. Ability to play video online
posted by thankyoumuchly on Aug 3, 2011 - 3 answers

What video cameras will download their content to computers using a .mov format? [more inside]
posted by bengalsfan1 on Jul 12, 2011 - 8 answers

Google fail because I'm not sure what to call the sort of program I'm looking for. I want to move all files of a certain type on a drive into particular folders. I'm sure there must be a name for this but my brain is full of the dumb today. Recommendations for this for Windows also welcome. [more inside]
posted by gracedissolved on Jun 22, 2011 - 13 answers

How do I rip music from a data disc? [more inside]
posted by noelpratt2nd on May 10, 2011 - 7 answers

How to sync files across 2 or 3 machines? (I miss foldershare and Windows Live sync!) [more inside]
posted by ManInSuit on Mar 10, 2011 - 19 answers

I'm trying to pull old Ensoniq SQ-80 sequencer files from ancient floppies, and I have a few questions. [more inside]
posted by mykescipark on Mar 7, 2011 - 6 answers

I have a lot of music on my old computer's iTunes (which I didn't back up) which I'd like to transfer to my new computer's iTunes. Is this easy to do? Please treat me like a complete n00b and step me through this. [more inside]
posted by h00py on Feb 16, 2011 - 8 answers

Windows 7 changed my folder view for one of my folders to show only mp3 information. I have a bunch of mp3s in there, but the folder isn't all mp3s, how do i go back to the normal view where it just shows size, date modified, etc?
posted by empath on Jan 25, 2011 - 2 answers

I have a lot of digital photos and videos. What's a reliable, safe, redundant and not-too-costly system for storing personal media files? [more inside]
posted by Bardolph on Jan 18, 2011 - 15 answers

Please help me collect in my students digital work. I occasionally teach lessons in computer suites where students produce files that I would like to collect in to assess. However, the normal options (email, shared space etc) are not an option. [more inside]
posted by Morsey on Jan 11, 2011 - 18 answers

Two folders with almost identical contents. How to either delete duplicates or move not-duplicates. On OS X, happy to use terminal. [more inside]
posted by djgh on Jan 9, 2011 - 12 answers

If you sync files between multiple computers: How do you prevent headaches from forgetting to close files on one computer? [more inside]
posted by ManInSuit on Dec 28, 2010 - 16 answers

Please help me rename ~1300 image files in bash, en masse. [more inside]
posted by Asparagirl on Dec 12, 2010 - 8 answers

Where can I purchase a half-inch (.5" or 1/2") diameter, rounded bastard file? My dad needs this for his specific woodworking and sculpting. [more inside]
posted by metajc on Dec 1, 2010 - 4 answers