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Living Room / Win9 will be FREE!

« on: September 28, 2014, 02:16 PM »

Well I'll be damned......... Win9 will be free 

http://www.pcworld.c...ers.html#tk.nl_today

 

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Living Room / Re: File too long for Recycle Bin

« on: September 28, 2014, 10:17 AM »

I right clicked on the Menu Bar in the ribbon, the file was already highlighted, and I get a dropdown. Click the option "Delete File History", try to delete the file again, and Voila', it goes 
I tried a couple more of the long files with the same result. What has File History got to do with the problem

-Cuffy (September 27, 2014, 11:18 PM)

Since deleting the file history allows me to delete the long file why do you feel it's necessary to search out and install a different file manager 
Using the simplest logic I can muster I'm going to assume that the file, supplied by an email newsletter, was below the legal limit for length when downloaded, file history was added, doubling the length of the file and pushing it over the legal limit for length.
Delete, shorten, rename, move and edit are now impossible 
What to do 
Simple 
Remove the straw that broke the camel's back 
Delete file history
now smartass....... delete the file without incident
Sometimes I'm so smart I get nauseous 

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Living Room / Re: File too long for Recycle Bin

« on: September 27, 2014, 11:18 PM »

IIRC - It can be solved from the command line. My memory is fuzzy though. I had this issue a while back.

-Renegade (September 27, 2014, 09:38 PM)

Folks, I already had several solutions when I posted the question 
I had put some time into finding the answer to a very rare problem. All the answers posted work quite well but I don't want to make a project of deleting a file 
I want to hit delete and press on with the business at hand............. and, on several occasions lately that didn't work.
No big deal I've had a copy of "Move on Boot" on every machine for many years so I fire up the utility, designate the bastard file, reboot the machine, and the file has disappeared as was advertised. Problem solved  .............. except I just wasted 20 mins deleting a file 
The second time I got that error msg I decided it was time to find out why I was getting it 
I checked the includes folder and discovered a half dozen files stretching to the edge of the screen and a scroll bar at the bottom of the screen. Files are 350/450 characters long, just characters, no complete words, and no file extension...  weird 
They wouldn't delete, rename, shorten, or copy to the clipboard. I couldn't move them to the root folder to get a shorter path. They just set there pissing me off 
Then, I started clicking "about", hoping for an epiphany 
I right clicked on the Menu Bar in the ribbon, the file was already highlighted, and I get a dropdown. Click the option "Delete File History", try to delete the file again, and Voila', it goes 
I tried a couple more of the long files with the same result. What has File History got to do with the problem 
I don't know but maybe someone at DC does 
I post the question..... get lots of ideas and methods to remove the naughty files, but I still don't know why deleting file history worked unless the file history is tacked onto the file somehow 
Since then I've been checking more of the "includes folders" for more over-long files and trying to figure what to do with them.
The files are easy to find once you start paying attention 
Open a folder and if it contains extra long files a scroll bar appears at the bottom of the page 
Found some more files and started playing. Deleting the history worked! Then I found one with .eml in the file.......... an email header? Locked solid... so I checked the Properties and discovered that everyone could see it but nobody had full powers to do anything with it. I edited the Permissions giving everyone "full powers" and Bingo......... that one deleted with the mouse 
Found more files running off the edge of the screen and one of these had the word adlink in the file name. JUNK files 
Removed them all using one of the procedures outlined above..... in 10 seconds, and never leaving the page 
Long story shorter............ try the above procedures if the problem arises. It really isn't necessary to run off into Geekdom to rid yourself of those damned too-long files 
 

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Living Room / Re: File too long for Recycle Bin

« on: September 27, 2014, 04:53 PM »

 

It sounds like it can't be done through the shell because Explorer still has a 260 character path length limit.  The best solution may be a file manager without this limitation.

If you haven't run into this Explorer "feature" due to some old embedded code nobody wants to mess with hidden in there somewhere, you can do an experiment.  Make some nested folders until you create a folder with a path exactly 260 characters long.  Now try to make a new folder inside it.  It won't let you.  I forget exactly what happens, if there's an error msg or if it just does nothing as if it is ignoring you.

Command line delete should work with wildcards.  Just wtch out for any spaces in the file path.  A newer file manager is likely the no headache solution.

-MilesAhead (September 27, 2014, 04:09 PM)

Is this type of information published somewhere  
I remember Win95 or Win98 had a limit of 292 folders on the Root directory and it took me years to find that  

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Living Room / Re: File too long for Recycle Bin

« on: September 27, 2014, 04:42 PM »

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-Stephen66515 (September 27, 2014, 04:25 PM)

I knew I could count on you Stephen 
You had better start deleting or you'll wind up with "The double-ended fire breathing dragon syndrome". The meanest animal in the universe 

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Living Room / Re: File too long for Recycle Bin

« on: September 27, 2014, 04:36 PM »

Been doing some checking.......
Those long files aren't in the original "includes" folder. They show up when the htm file and includes folder is moved to a different partition  

They may be part of the header from the newsletter email msg  
I tried to copy and paste one of the long file names to give you an idea of what I'm talking about but it won't let me do that either.... they have no file extension either????

687474703a2f2f63646e2e6d796461696c796d6f6d656e742e636f6d2f636f6d706f6e656e74732f636f6d5f7261706964726

  that's part of one.

 

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Living Room / Re: File too long for Recycle Bin

« on: September 27, 2014, 03:44 PM »

Solutions could be:
- Shorten the name of the file.
- Move the file to different location much closer to the drive letter and then delete it.
- Adjust the setting of the Recycle bin to throw away files directly (without these being stored in the recycle bin first), delete the file and adjust the setting again (although I think this is a setting for p.ssies to begin with)
- If all that fails you can try to boot from a Linux or Windows boot cd and delete the file that way.

-Shades (September 27, 2014, 02:36 PM)

All good logic, But............. Windows won't let you move the file, shorten it or rename it.
Can't bypass the Recycle Bin either  
Files long enough to cause this problem are rare and I have a little utility from last century, Move on Boot, that deletes them  nicely but I think I've found a faster solution.
A little background on the source of the files..........
I'm diabetic and occasionally run across a recipe in a newsletter that may add something to my diet so I save it. When time permits I gather all those recipes and move them to a folder on Drive D:. I save the recipe in htm format so it comes down with an "includes folder" which "includes" some files, usually graphic files, that are three screens long  
Several hundred characters long and I have no idea why.
The ladies that collect recipes on a regular basis are more apt to run into this than others  
To shorten the story........ if you get an error message "file too long......." and you want rid of it, highlite the file,
right click on the Menu Bar in the ribbon and you'll get a dropdown with an option to "Delete the History". Delete the history and chances are that you can now delete to file without further ado.
Evidently the file history is included in the file length somehow but that's above my paygrade. I discovered the fix by chance  
A Windows programmer might be able to enlighten us  

I suggest you round up a copy of Move on Boot to keep in your toolbox. It's a freebie and has been updated over the years.
 

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Living Room / File too long for Recycle Bin

« on: September 27, 2014, 01:23 PM »

Has anyone run across the problem in Win8.1 that a file won't delete because "file too long for Recycle Bin"
 

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Living Room / Cheat Sheets for Developers

« on: September 24, 2014, 04:47 PM »

This may of  interest to some....
http://blueblots.com...wnload-cheat-sheets/

12 Websites to Download Cheat Sheets

A cheat sheet is a short and clearly written notes, using a few words as possible to give the necessary information. In other words, the notes are compressed in order to be brief. Well, that’s cheat sheet literally, but in internet language, a cheat sheet is a list of shortcut tools used on the web to achieve a specific task. There are many computer applications that have included cheat sheets in their documentation. Keystroke or menu of commands serve as a reminder for web developers to make their work easier because it will help them save some extra effort from looking into the entire manual to search for the keystroke required to execute a command, like for example locking your window. 

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Living Room / Re: Meta-data

« on: September 10, 2014, 10:19 AM »

Sounds interesting Cuffy thumbs up

Any chance of a couple of screenshots smiley

While I'm at it ;-)
would you consider doing a mini-review? The mini-review board is here:

Tomas,
Have you had a chance to look at the screenshots, etc. provided with download link?
Anything still unclear?

I haven't looked at your template for reviews but would be happy to give it a go if you think it would help  
Looking at the situation it may be information overload.... much like writing a tutorial on "How to Open a Folder"  
and reviews on how to open a folder are rare  

More Info:
Whatever File Association Manager does it has already done it!
I just added .zip extension to both a Win8.1/64 machine and a Win7/32 machine and the Tag detail in the Property sheets activated immediately which means you won't have to wait for hours each time you add a new extension to the list 

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Living Room / Re: What type of development do you do?

« on: September 09, 2014, 11:09 PM »

I'm not a software developer but on occasion I've managed to develop a damned fine pimple   
I'm not a typist either.. Two fingered hunt and peck so I have the other eight fingers held in reserve for picking pimples.

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Living Room / Re: Meta-data

« on: September 09, 2014, 11:00 PM »

Update:
I now have tags in all .htm files in all six partitions on that Win7/32 machine. Eight hours after installing the manager!

Surprise: This isn't a new feature. MS made in available in Vista 
I never ran Vista so I hadn't seen it before.............
http://windows.micro...roperties-to-a-file#

and..... the more I play with this the more I wonder what I really want from it. The web pages were my primary concern but I also selected .cat files and .azw, Kindle book files. Will I ever have a reason to add a tag to that type of file?
Maybe it would be wise to make haste slowly and only add a file association when you are sure you will add tags. That would also shorten the time it takes to index/parse, or whatever it does that takes so long   
Time will tell, I guess and in the meantime I'm having a pretty good time and am real proud of this little tool.

Try it, you'll like it 

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Living Room / Re: Meta-data

« on: September 09, 2014, 08:06 PM »

It's been almost six hours since I installed this on Win7/32 and I'm finally getting some action on .htm files, the first extension I assigned a handler to, using the File Association Manager. I think I'll leave that machine on all night since there's six partitions on a two terabyte drive, although there's little on the last four partitions except O/S type ISOs.
I'll keep you updated as I discover additional info. 

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Living Room / Re: Meta-data

« on: September 09, 2014, 05:33 PM »

It's been 3:15 mins since I istalled to Win32 and there's still nothing active with the tagger.............. the damn thing is slower than me!!! 

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Living Room / Re: Meta-data

« on: September 09, 2014, 04:00 PM »

Tom,
I would be happy to do a mini-review but doubt that I can add much to the information and instructions provided in the original page from Vic Laurie above. He supplies a couple of links with instructions and screenshots from Codeplex that explains as well as I could on the procedure to follow to make it work.
My biggest complaint is the waiting....
I loaded the File Association Manager on a Win32 machine about an hour and a half ago. I selected .htm and .html to add a handler to. So far I found one html page where the "Tag" detail in the Properties sheet is active. and.... it's stated somewhere in the instructions provided that the "hotspot" to edit a "Tag" in a Properties sheet is near the middle of the line. If you click on the word Tag or near the left side, it won't open the editable link.
So.......... load the File Association Manager, select a couple of file extensions such as htm and html, following the instructions provided by Codeplex, and go fishing or take a long weekend 
That File Association Manager has to parse or index all the Property sheets on the machine so the time it takes will depend on the speed of the machine, the number of files with the extensions you selected, whether you shut down your machine at night (I did!), etc.
Select a couple of file extensions in the manager to start with. Go back tomorrow and add more if you want....
The extensions you use are the root types at the bottom of that list. Highlight the extension, then click on Add File Meta Handler and you are done. the rest remains Default
The biggest bitch is waiting for the thing to parse half a million property sheets for each extension 
If this doesn't work using their instructions or something you don't understand I will come up with an Off again, On again, Gone again, Finnegan type checklist.
It's worth some time and effort so give it a go 

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Living Room / Re: Meta-data

« on: September 09, 2014, 12:20 PM »

This little utility is worth installing for it's sorting abilities alone   
When you add a "Tag" to the Properties sheet and then customize the menu bar to show "Tag" it adds Tag behind the last item on the menu bar (size, type, date, etc.) so the tag sticks out like a sore thumb. It makes it real easy to spot the tag in WinExplor but it also allows sorting by tag by clicking on "Tag" in the menu.
I've added a "Tip" tag to web pages I've saved and opened a Tips folder. By clicking on "Tag" in the menu bar, the web pages are all sorted by Tag so all my tips pages are listed in detail list. Highlight and move the whole list of files to my Tips folder. Neat and sanitary 
I highly recommend it and the whole procedure is not nearly as complicated as it sounds. It's not something that has to be done all at once either.....
Install the utility...... the next time you download a tip simply add the Tip tag in the Properties sheet 
Right click on the Menu Bar and add "Tag" so any tag shows up on the menu 
Later to sort click on Tag in the menu and all your tips show up in a pile...   I like it   

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Living Room / Re: Meta-data

« on: September 06, 2014, 11:59 AM »

Has anyone installed this little beauty 

It's working fine for me. I was concerned initially that it wouldn't index anything other than C:\ drive but it worked on D:\ as well.
There's much I don't know about it yet... there's a 100 or so details in Properties that can be added but I haven't got much of that working yet. Just wondering if anyone else has given it a go 

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Living Room / Re: Hack Your VCR!

« on: September 04, 2014, 11:59 AM »

I just got back from the hospital. Over 200 stitches & I'm now typing with 1 finger.

See what happens when Grandma catches you picking your nose! 

My Grandma had perfect aim  She only broke the finger that was stuck up your nose 
One time at the breakfast table she got me with a slap with a butter knife, maple syrup and all............ she was fast.....

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Living Room / Meta-data

« on: September 04, 2014, 11:40 AM »

http://www.techsuppo...rganize-and-find.htm

Use this Free Utility to Help Make Your Windows Files Easier to Organize and Find

Posted: 03 Sep 2014 03:12 AM PDT

"Do you have a lot of personal files on your PC? Want help keeping them sorted? One useful way to help organize them is to tag them in various ways with metadata. In Windows Vista and up, only a few file types normally allow their metadata to be edited. However, there is a free program called “File Meta” that allows you to add tags, comments, and other types of metadata to most files in Windows 7 and 8.x."

Here's a chance to get PO'd and frustrated for a couple of days and then experience great relief  (Better than Rolaids )

It works in Win8.1 but it takes a couple of days to index all your files with any new meta-data you add. They don't mention that when you sign-up    Set it up with any additional file types that you want additional tags added to the Properties Sheet and then "WAIT", yeh, wait 
You also have to customize your Menu bar to show any categories you want displayed, along with Name, date modified, size, etc.
and you also have to wait
It bugs the hell out of me to set something up and then have to wait two days to find out if you did it right 
It works  Give it time 


 

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Living Room / Re: CMD-commands

« on: August 31, 2014, 10:08 AM »

For Kindle Subscribers,

I have a free eBook from Kindle, titled "Introduction to the Command Line (Second Edition) The Fat Free Guide to Unix and Linux Commands".
If you use Kindle it's well worth checking it out   

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General Software Discussion / Re: Calibre 2 is out

« on: August 29, 2014, 02:09 PM »

I'm a little lost..............

Once you removed the DRM lock did Calibre open the file 

My point was that Kindle for PC may require less memory than Calibre and with only a single file in the Kindle reader it may open the prc file.
If you got the file open I'll go back to my nap 

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General Software Discussion / Re: Calibre 2 is out

« on: August 29, 2014, 11:30 AM »

I wonder which direction it is going in: Calibre thinks the file is DRMed so it doesn't open it, or it can't open it, so it marks it DRM? Because it supposedly can open most anything, and could open them in Calibre 1, and the file types didn't change in your library, I think the second possibility is not likely.

I seemed to have my problem solved 

I removed all the Kindle files that I had copied from Calibre1/Win7 32 to Calibre2 on Win8.1 64 and then replaced them from the Kindle content folder on Win7. I also re-downloaded some files from Project Gutenburg to recheck that there was no DRM source there.
Long story short, the new load of files from Kindle content all worked fine with one exception, and when I reloaded that file from two different sources into Calibre2, one file was DRM, the other was not 
Files had a different byte count 
Maybe my problem developed when I tried to copy files from Calibre1 to Calibre2 or from a 32 bit to a 64 bit machine, but in any case "file corruption is the root of all evil"   

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General Software Discussion / Re: Calibre 2 is out

« on: August 29, 2014, 11:10 AM »

The book (classics.prc) is at least 6 years old by now, but still I need Mobipocket Reader, to read it.

Curt, I just opened a .prc file in "Kindle for  PC", a freebie, and a good source of free books from Amazon   

This is on Win8.1/64  w/4gb mem 

Why not download Kindle for PC and import your single .prc file, stand back, and PULL the trigger 

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General Software Discussion / Re: Calibre 2 is out

« on: August 28, 2014, 07:32 PM »

[How can a book not DRMed in Calibre1 on Win7 become DRMed in Calibre2 on Win8   huh huh huh/quote]

Apparently anything that Calibre 2 can't open it marks DRM   

I'm beginning to wonder why I installed Calibre 

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General Software Discussion / Re: Calibre 2 is out

« on: August 28, 2014, 03:44 PM »

I've got troubles 
With this new Calibre 2 release I decided to upgrade my book library and move it to A Win8.1 machine from it's old spot on Win7/32 where it was housed in Calibre1.
I started discovering DRMed books in Calibre2 and I didn't think I had any encrypted books in the library 
Seeing the post from Scott regarding DeDRM I started playing around with that idea and discovered that the books in Calibre2 that are DRMed are not DRMed in Calibre1 on the Win7 machine. Some of these recents entries in the DRMed category are the old classics that have been in the public domain for years   

How can a book not DRMed in Calibre1 on Win7 become DRMed in Calibre2 on Win8   
There's a whole helluva lot they didn't tell me when I signed on 

Does anyone understand this or have the same problem?