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Disk to Disk Copy Different Sized Disks
Hi Looking for some techie help (unsurprisingly...) Looking to replace a HDD on a laptop and was hoping to use my HDD docking station to do a disk-2-disk copy. My problem is that the laptop has a 1.5TB disk and they are rare(ish) so, was wondering if I can do a copy of 1.5TB to a 1TB? Or is this simply not possible due to…
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Problem playing radio via Google Home
I've got 4 Google Home Mini devices, one in each room, they're linked together as a group and I use them to listen to the radio so that each one is playing the same station. I say "OK Google play BBC Radio 4 on home group" and it'll say "playing BBC Radio 4 from the BBC on home group" and it starts a few seconds later.…
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Is Apple Care worth it if I have home insurance that covers it?
I have recently purchased an Apple Mac Pro and I have a warranty of one year. I understand that you can extend the warranty by purchasing Apple Care Plus within six months of buying the device. I am debating whether or not to buy this. I believe my home insurance covers me for accidental damage and therefore I am wandering…
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Disposed on boxes of expensive products.
I recently purchased an Apple Mac Pro and a Garmin Fenix 5 Plus spending around £1,400. After one month I decided not to return them (Amazon give you one month to decide on your purchase), so I disposed of the boxes. I am now thinking that I should of kept them in case I want to sell the items in the future. Should I have…
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Changing hard drive to another laptop
If i remove a hard drive from laptop, with activated windows installed, and fit it in another laptop...Will the windows remain activated? thanks
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How to free up disc space?
Evening, Just wondering if anyone can give me some advice, how do I free up some disc space on my windows desktop PC? It's a new PC so I like it run smoothly - at the minute it saying: 184 GB free of 232 GB should I be worried about that or is they plenty of space yet? It's a Windows 10 pro if that helps.
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New monitor
I use an external monitor with my laptop at home but my ancient Dell monitor has given up the ghost. Can anyone recommend a half decent, but cheap monitor for a replacement. It doesn't have to be huge, 21.5", full hd is fine.
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Word doc to PDF problem
Trying to convert a word doc to a PDF file. Saved as a word doc, so go to file, export, create pdf, publish. Then get a error message "The file is in use by another application or user" This is the same on another computer. I am using real Microsoft office software. Any help please.
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Acre aspire 3 A315-31-C8R1
Hi my laptop as above won't come on even though both lights are on eg one blue and one red. Can anyone suggest any keys to press etc or know what else I could try please
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ES File Explorer download for smartphone
is the ES file explorer a good idea to download onto my Motorolo Moto G smartphone second generation to allow me to add a piece of music downladed on my PC to be used a Ring Tone There is no file explorer app, on this phone
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Laptop Battery
When my HP laptop is switched off with the battery charger connected the battery charges. When the laptop is switched on with the charger connected the battery does not charge. Does anybody know the cause of this and how it can be fixed? Thanks.
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iPhone Data Recovery
Hi, I have an iPhone 6S Plus 16GB and would like to recover my call history and messages from 2016 & 2017. I’ve looked online and there are various pieces of software that you can buy and I’ve done the odd trial with varying degrees of success. I’m looking for recommendations for software and also professional recovery…
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SSD set in windows 10 to be optimised-is this right?
Hi there folks, I do know that an SSD shouldn't be defragged, but on my SSD's properties in tools it is set to be optimised, is this the same as being defragged, as I understand that Windows 10 does recognise an SSD and will set defrag not to run? Another little question if I may, I noticed in taksmanager that a process…
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Low cost projector
I recently bought a relatively cheap projector from Amazon (link), paid around £150. The 1080p image is really good, brightness so and so, but given that I plan to use it in a relatively dark room, it doesn't bother me. However, what I did notice is that the video is not smooth when there are fast-moving scenes. Another…
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Buy a windows pc for office work..or not?
Howdy ! Unfortunately I have been unemployed for 3 years , and have been on universal credit since January . Long story , so I'll leave that there However , I have decided to enrol for a couple of courses which start in the new year trying to rebuild my confidence and get me back into a part time office role . At home I'm…
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What is DirectX Diagnostic Tool
I had this pop up when I turned on my computer 'DXDiag has detected that there might have been a problem accessing the system information the last time this program was used. Would you like to bypass the system information this time. I have no idea what this is as I have never seen it before. Should I be worried about it?…
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Problems printing documents. Can anyone help please.
Im having a problem with my printer. It is a HP2630. I though it had run out of ink although I had not long since replaced the cartridges. I bought replacement cartridges and the printer straight away printed the test page so Im sure it is not an ink issue. But, when I try to print anything at all from my documents to…
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Lenovo ideapad.
Hi I've got a Lenovo idea pad and I need to reduce what's on my c drive as it won't download any updates or even a newer windows. I ve followed what I've read but it's still full. Any suggestions please.
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Windows 10 keys on ebay
Are these windows 10 keys available on Ebay for a few quid genuine? Will they work and continue to do so? Why are they so cheap?
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Drone owner? You must register by the end of the month - MSE News
Drone owners will face fines of up to £1,000 from Saturday 30 November if they fly their device without passing an online theory test and registering as an operator...Read the full story: 'Drone owner? You must register by the end of the month' Click reply below to discuss. If you haven’t already, join the forum to reply.
