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Questions tagged [personal-data]

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Is there a personal cloud solution that keep versions for documents?

Today I have lost a file which I've worked on for the last day & half by a mistake. As result, I'm looking to buy a personal cloud solution which will automatically backup my files while I save them on the local machine and will allow me to return…
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The place to store user data in Linux

Where to store the user data, such as documents, photos, music, videos, ebooks etc. in Linux? The main idea is to be able to reinstall & reformat the system drives in Linux without the fear of personal data (MP3, JPGs, PDFs etc., not user config…
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What is a safe way to dispose of personal info on an old laptop and what to do with said laptop?

I have an old laptop someone gave me that only has 64Megs of RAM on it and runs WIN XP. I wanted to wipe the drive clean by installing Ubuntu Desktop to remove any shred of personal information on it and to make it useful to someone else. But the…
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Clear all personal data in Windows 7

In Windows XP, there was an option to clean all stored user data, passwords, visited websites, MRUs, searches and so on in one swift. This option appears to have disappeared in Windows 7. How do I clean all personal data on a Windows-7 machine? Do I…
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Building a Personal ZFS File Repository

I'm interested in building a personal server/file repository using ZFS. I'd like to have space to back up my machines, and to place files for long term storage (photos, old documents, things like that). I discovered ZFS while researching and I…
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What alternative security measures are there to full drive encryption (for performance reasons)?

I'm evaluating full drive encryption using Truecrypt on my Crucial M4 SSD on Windows 7 32bit Pro on my Toshiba NB100 Atom N270 Netbook. I've encrypted this and noticed an increase in the boot time but once booted the performance doesn't seem to be…
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Stop Edge from saving new personal info but allow it to autofill existing personal info

Microsoft Edge has a feature where it can autofill my personal information whenever a website asks for my name, address, email, etc. This is often very useful, but one thing I find very annoying is that whenever I enter other information than my…
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Google chrome doesn't display personal certificate

I'm testing some webservices that use certificates for authentication. So basically I've added to certificate store some custom root CA and some client certificate to personal folder. When I open Chrome advanced settings - manage certificates button…
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Reuse Windows user local account settings, export them as back up

I installed Windows 8.1 on completely formatted HDD. I spent about 1 hour to tune is the way I like it. Now, I want that all new user accounts I create on this laptop will be derived from the user account I already tuned with respect to the…
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How do I search a folder in file explorer regardless of the spelling (ignore spaces)

I have a folder named for example DDC77 but I want the file explorer to return me that exact folder even if I search D DCC77 or DD C77
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How do I use dynamic IP for a server?

For people who work for servers or have knowledge on it. Is it possible to use a dynamic ip address for a server? If yes, what the cons of doing it? Is it dangerous to use my personal computer in the server network? PS: I'm currently trying to make…
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Avoid leaving personal data when you quit your job

I'm starting working on a new job soon and will be given a corporate laptop. Besides work projects, there will be some my personal data footprint like logged in email, messengers, personal documents and so on. How do you keep your data separated on…
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How to keep personal data lifelong at home, without data loss?

Now-a-days our personal data is keep growing, such as family photos, family videos, personal documents/certificates related to education, job, tax etc. How can I save these data without any damage at home for 50-60 years and even more? As of now, I…
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How to claim warranty to replace a read-only sdcard without giving away your data?

So, my four months old micro SD card from Samsung is faulty. After a few days of FS faults, it turned to read only for good. I tried many ways to write on it, and I couldn't, the only reason of this is that the card is faulty and needs to be…
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LAN only personal cloud file server (Windows 7 laptop)

I have a Windows 7 laptop, currently running a music/video server (Emby). I have this media server running through a wireless/LAN router that is NOT connected to the internet. I am wondering if there is a piece of software I can install on this…
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