On Windows 11/10 PCs, most users set up an admin/login password to prevent others from accessing their computers without their knowledge; however, this may not be enough if we need to protect ...

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How to encrypt your files and folders on Mac? If you have a Mac from late 2017 or later (with a T2 security chip or Apple silicon), then your system drive contents are encrypted by default. However, ...

Windows 11, Windows 10, and even older versions come pre-installed with a security and encryption feature called BitLocker.

User profile folders on Windows 10 or 11 are important directories that store personal files, app settings, and system configuration of each created account. It is located in the system drive ...

Backing up your documents and other files in Windows is always advisable in case the originals ever get lost or corrupted. That's especially true for files that are important, sensitive, or ...

Anyone using Windows 10 will depend on the search function on a daily basis, but if you can’t find a specific file, then there’s one way to ensure it always appears in the results — tags. One of the ...

How to create a hidden, nearly undeletable folder in Windows 10 Your email has been sent It is possible to hide sensitive folders and files from prying eyes in File Explorer using a few attribute ...

If you want to rename all file extensions in a folder or sub-folder at once on Windows 11 or Windows 10 PC, here is how you can do that. You do not need to use a third-party application as you can get ...

You're having trouble finding a certain file on your Windows PC and you have a hunch you may have deleted it. We've all been there. But rather than moan and groan, you can try to recover it. Assuming ...

If you have a folder containing countless files of different formats, you can follow this guide to sort Files by Extensions into a separate Folder in Windows 11/10. No third-party app is needed since ...

Do you want to protect folders and files with a password? Here's how on Windows 11. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. On Windows 11 ...