Friedbeef’s Tech

How to Recover Damaged Files

Most PC users have had the unfortunate experience of having their data corrupted in some form or another.  Unstoppable Copier is an excellent free tool which allows you to copy files from disks with problems such as bad sectors, physical damage, or those which just give errors when reading data. The program will attempt to [...]

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How to Turn Windows Explorer into a Powerhouse

  If you liked my previous post on 5 ways to pimp Windows Explorer, you’ll love this gorgeous piece of freeware.  DMEXbar is a plug-in for Windows Explorer which turns it from a clunky system to a real powerhouse.  Once installed, your Windows explorer will have the ability to: Open two explorer windows aligned side [...]

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How to Save Ink and Paper When Printing

Printing web pages can be very ink intensive when you’ve got a fancy page at hand.  Yes, there are some basic measures you can take to save ink using selective printing- but here’s how you can automate the process! Greenprint is an interesting piece of freeware that scans through whatever you want to print and [...]

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How to Unlock Shared Files

If you’ve seen this error message… …or any of these: Cannot delete file: Access is denied There has been a sharing violation. The source or destination file may be in use. The file is in use by another program or user. Make sure the disk is not full or write-protected and that the file is [...]

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How to REALLY Hide Folders

Hidden files are good for organizing files, and helping to ensure critical files don’t get accidentally deleted.  Hiding them as a security measure however, is pretty much useless.  A few simple clicks in Windows is all one needs to view everything which you’ve hidden on your system. Free Hide Folder is a free tool which [...]

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