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Can an Android 'Sheet' be backed up to Windows 8.1?
This is what I'm getting for just one of my Android Sheets, a rotating symbol on my phone which isn't fixed with a restart. The info on it is vital for my tax return, so I have all the regular updates also going to an old Android phone when both are online. I am now paranoid about the same thing happening to the old phone,…
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Huawei GT3 Pro watch query
Hi can anyone help please? I have this watch and a Motorola G86 android phone. Answering a call on my watch was fine until the phone updated from android 15 to 16. Now I can make a call from the watch using my contacts on the watch, but answering a call has an issue whereby the watch notifies me of an incoming call but…
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Any Brother printer experts out there?
I have a Brother DCP-J4120DW printer that has been giving me an ink pad full message a few times over recent months. I've read up how to purge the counter to make the priner work again (and I've done that twice now) but I'm now reading that the purge only works for a while (in my case about five months since I last did it…
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Proposed soundbar - check
I have an old Sony Bravia TV KDL-32EX524, which i'd like to connect a soundbar to, in order to perk the sound up. Here's the specifications of the TV. I have in mind the Sony HT S2000 soundbar. Not because it's a Sony, but becaue the reviews seem good, I can't go any wider than 80cm, and it doesn't have a subwoofer (I have…
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Trying to understand whats going on here?
This concerns a private members society here in the UK. To avoid any copy-rite issues or any forum rules regarding posting content I'm anonymising some of the details. I'm just trying to understand why/how this is happening on a technical level. This refers to a private members society concerned with a niche area of…
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Connecting to Brother printer
We've just got a Brother DCP-L2660DW mono laser printer. Got it set up easily enough on the wife's laptop and it works just fine from that by wi-fi. I now want to use the printer with my laptop. Do I set it up the same way as we did with my wife's laptop, or do I just do the "add printer" routine on mine? Both running…
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Best sub £200 android tablet?
Looking for advice on a good android tablet under £200. Looked at this as it fits important criteria. Long lifespan for updates (released in 2025)......plenty of RAM ( 8gb).... Lots of storage ( which is expandable) https://www.argos.co.uk/product/7801123?clickPR=plp:6:27 A model with a larger screen would be nice but this…
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Why won’t the Stylus work?
I have an ipad 11th gen and recently purchased a stylus pencil thing from Amazon. It said it was compatible with my model of ipad. However, it doesn’t seem to work. The spongy dibber end does, but the pencil end doesn’t write. The instructions just imply that all you need to do is charge it and switch it on.I have googled…
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No remote fire stick abroad
Am currently travelling and forgot to bring the fire stick remote. Any suggestions as to how I can use it? Need to get the fire stick using the WiFi 1st, before using app - how can that be done without remote FIXED
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Transfer data to nano sim
My very old clamshell phone (can't cope with a smart one) has expired. The up to date replacement uses a nano sim card. Youtube shows how to cut the old one down but I don't want to risk losing everything if I get it wrong. What other ways can I do this?
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Netflix abroad
I have a subscription to Netflix and downloaded a few films too my tablet ,watched one on the way to Greece for my holidays ,made the flight better BUT on the return journey would not play any films ,not supported abroad ? is there anyway around this as we are going to Egypt in a few months and it is a longer flight, dont…
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Spam and phishing emails
Probably not the first to ask this, so apologies right away! I while ago I started getting loads of spam and phishing emails, many offering me free spins and bonuses. I had been so careful for years and years and yet the rascals have got my email address from somewhere. I have blocked these without falling into the…
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amazon scam email showing in message centre
I received one of the usual Amazon scam emails telling me I had purchased an Amazon device (which I haven't) I went onto the Amazon website and looked in the message centre and the message is on there too! They all say that the correct way to check if the email is from Amazon is to look in the message centre! I don't know…
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Android / Samsung - how to find out which of your numbers someone called?
S24 running dual SIM. I don't give my number out freely & I don't get all that many calls. I also don't answer to numbers I don't recognise. I've fairly recently started running dual SIMs & today had a call from a mobile number I don't recognise. Is there a way to find out which of my SIM's that number called?
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Need new laptop and printer needed
They are both 18yo so I've had my money's worth out of them. I don't use my printer that often but after my laptop decided it couldn't communicate by wifi with the printer I used a direct cable when I needed to print, but after that worked ok for a few years now I get a 'the printer is not responding' message. I've tried…
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Intruder software NeatOffice
Hello, I have been using Libre Office since MS started charging annually instead of selling their Office software. Some time ago I started seeing documents saved in a different format. I thought it was a basic version of MS since there is always a sign asking me to buy the full version. It turns out is is another software…
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Alternative browser to Firefox
Any thoughts or experiences of alternative browsers to Firefox running on windows? Going off that a bit with the addition of various bits of AI, might be time to jump ship now before it gets overwhelmed by AI. Thoughts so far are:* Pale Moon * Waterfox * Librewolf * Vivaldi
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Odd Virus/Spyware Issue
Hey everyone, My Son's (8) laptop has some kind of virus/spyware going on which I'm unable to get rid of using my usual (rather oldskool) tricks, I'm hoping somebody can help or point me in the right direction? Essentially he clicked a link for Minecraft Colouring via Google search, in Chrome, however, it was an add. Upon…
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Seeking a clean & free TikTok downloader for content work (Savefrom/Easydown too many ads?)
Hi everyone, I’m a content creator and I often need to download TikTok clips to my laptop for editing and mood boards. I’ve been struggling to find a reliable, clean tool lately and wondered if the MSE community has any recommendations? For a long time, I used Savefrom, but the pop-up ads have become unbearable recently. A…
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Lenovo Yoga 7 16" 2 in 1 Laptop - Intel® Core™ Ultra 7 Dead
Hi all, After some advice please. My current laptop is dead. It powers up but by the time I put my passcode in, it freezes. Sometimes it works for a minute or two, other times it just freezes right away. A week or two ago, there was a flashing light where the power socket is. I did a quick google which showed a video and…
