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=== Local folders === | === Local folders === | ||
- | * Use the file explorer to go to your [[other:win10config#the_most_important_folders|local Home folder]], click on the small folder icon at the left of the bar displaying the folder location, and drag the icon on the desktop. This will create a shortcut that you can rename //Home Local// | + | * Use the file explorer to go to your [[other:win10config#the_most_important_folders|local HOME folder]], click on the small folder icon at the left of the bar displaying the folder location, and drag the icon on the desktop. This will create a shortcut that you can rename //Home Local// |
- | * Do the same thing to create a //Scratch Local// shortcut on the desktop, pointing to the [[other:win10config#the_most_important_folders|local Scratch folder]] | + | * Do the same thing to create a //Scratch Local// shortcut on the desktop, pointing to the [[other:win10config#the_most_important_folders|local SCRATCH folder]] |
* if the //Scratch// folder is on ''C:\'', right-click on the ''<your_login>'' folder in ''Scratch'' and select //Create a shortcut//, then drag the created shortcut to the desktop | * if the //Scratch// folder is on ''C:\'', right-click on the ''<your_login>'' folder in ''Scratch'' and select //Create a shortcut//, then drag the created shortcut to the desktop | ||
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- | ==== Displaying hidden folders and files ==== | + | ==== Displaying hidden folders and files, and the files' extension ==== |
Follow the steps in [[https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/help/14201/windows-show-hidden-files|Show hidden files (Windows 10)]] in order to open the File Explorer options' panel | Follow the steps in [[https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/help/14201/windows-show-hidden-files|Show hidden files (Windows 10)]] in order to open the File Explorer options' panel | ||
- | In the **//View//** tab: | + | In the **//View//**(EN)/**//Affichage//**(FR) tab: |
- | * **select** Show hidden files, folders, and drives | + | * **select** //Show hidden files, folders, and drives// |
+ | * FR: //Afficher les fichiers, dossiers et lecteurs cachés// | ||
* **uncheck** the option //Hide extensions for known file types// | * **uncheck** the option //Hide extensions for known file types// | ||
+ | * FR: //Masquer les extensions des fichiers dont le type est connu// | ||
===== Checking power settings and activating hibernation ===== | ===== Checking power settings and activating hibernation ===== | ||
<note tip>You may want to use different settings for | <note tip>You may want to use different settings for | ||
* a **desktop** that is always connected to a power source and the LSCE network | * a **desktop** that is always connected to a power source and the LSCE network | ||
- | * a **laptop** where you want to spare the battery | + | * a **laptop** with a battery you want to spare |
* You can also spare a laptop's battery by disabling Wifi and Bluetooth when you don't need them | * You can also spare a laptop's battery by disabling Wifi and Bluetooth when you don't need them | ||
</note> | </note> | ||
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* Go to //Additional power settings// => //Choose what the power button does// => //Change settings that are currently unavailable// | * Go to //Additional power settings// => //Choose what the power button does// => //Change settings that are currently unavailable// | ||
- | * Select when the computer should sleep, hibernate or shutdown, depending on buttons/keys you use | + | * Select when the computer should sleep (FR: //Veille//), hibernate (FR: //Veille prolongée//) or shutdown, depending on buttons/keys you use |
* If you have a **laptop** that has a dedicated //Sleep// button (e.g. ''Fn'' key and the function key with a moon logo), it is really useful to enable //Hibernate when you press the Sleep button// of the laptop | * If you have a **laptop** that has a dedicated //Sleep// button (e.g. ''Fn'' key and the function key with a moon logo), it is really useful to enable //Hibernate when you press the Sleep button// of the laptop | ||
* If your laptop has no dedicated //Sleep// button, you can still choose to sleep/hibernate in the ''Start''=>''Power'' menu | * If your laptop has no dedicated //Sleep// button, you can still choose to sleep/hibernate in the ''Start''=>''Power'' menu | ||
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* If you want to save space and remove the hibernation file (''C:\hiberfil.sys'') on a desktop because you know that you will never use //hibernate//, you can just type ''powercfg -h off'' in a cmd shell (''powercfg -h on'' to re-activate). You should always use hibernation on a laptop, for performance reasons | * If you want to save space and remove the hibernation file (''C:\hiberfil.sys'') on a desktop because you know that you will never use //hibernate//, you can just type ''powercfg -h off'' in a cmd shell (''powercfg -h on'' to re-activate). You should always use hibernation on a laptop, for performance reasons | ||
- | * On a laptop, you can generate an HTML file with useful battery information\\ ''powercfg /batteryreport'' | + | * On a laptop, you can generate an HTML file with useful battery information (that will be saved to ''C:\Users\jypeter\battery-report.html'')\\ ''powercfg /batteryreport'' |
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* Check the [[https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/help/4468227/windows-10-activity-history-and-your-privacy-microsoft-privacy|Windows 10 activity history and your privacy]] settings to determine the //activity history// information (the files you have opened) you want to keep locally, and share with your other Windows devices (through your Microsoft account) and Microsoft. | * Check the [[https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/help/4468227/windows-10-activity-history-and-your-privacy-microsoft-privacy|Windows 10 activity history and your privacy]] settings to determine the //activity history// information (the files you have opened) you want to keep locally, and share with your other Windows devices (through your Microsoft account) and Microsoft. | ||
+ | * **Warning!** Using settings that are too strict may have **side effects** and prevent applications from working correctly: e.g. if you specify that to application can use the camera, the camera will never work even if you have correct drivers! | ||
===== Using owncloud to back up and synchronize folders ===== | ===== Using owncloud to back up and synchronize folders ===== | ||
+ | There are several ways to use the [[https://intranet.lsce.ipsl.fr/informatique/en/owncloud/|LSCE cloud storage]] (aka //sharebox//). You should learn how to: | ||
+ | - use it manually for **sharing** some files, | ||
+ | - and then how to use it for **backing up** some folders | ||
+ | - and **synchronizing** folders on different computers (very useful, and possibly risky) | ||
==== Using the LSCE sharebox server ==== | ==== Using the LSCE sharebox server ==== | ||