Chapter 10. Advanced File Management

Recovering Lost, Damaged, and Deleted Files and Folders 337

Synchronizing Files Between Multiple Computers 343

Relocating Personal Data Folders 363

Encrypting Information 365

Industrial-Strength File Management with Robocopy and Robocopy GUI 372

Perhaps you have noticed that In the language of Microsoft Windows dialog boxes, the word advanced does not invariably mean technically complex, obscure, esoteric, or arcane. Sometimes its meaning is closer to miscellaneous. In the spirit of this long-established usage, we offer in this chapter a file-management miscellany. We explore the very un-esoteric Recycle Bin and the less visible but more powerful recovery tool known as Previous Versions, various methods of managing ...

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