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Peripherals & Accessories @finn.mercer 1 day ago

Which adapter for plugging a USB-A stick into a USB-C Mac?

New MacBook only has USB-C ports and all my flash drives are the old USB-A type. Does the Apple adapter work for those or will a cheap one do the same job?

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iPhone & iPad @finn.mercer 1 week ago

proper way to close apps on an ipad with no home button

just moved from an old ipad to an ipad air and there's no home button. swiping up just takes me to the home screen, the apps still seem to be running in the background. how do i actually quit one?

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Passwords & Account Recovery @finn.mercer 2 weeks ago

Hotmail account locked and the unlock code never arrives

Microsoft locked my hotmail saying unusual activity. It wants to text a code to my phone but nothing comes through. It's been days now and all my bills go to that inbox.

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Android @finn.mercer 2 weeks ago

Do I actually need Google Play on my phone?

Clearing out apps to free up space and Google Play Services and Play Store are both taking room. Can I disable them or does everything break?

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RAM & Storage @ravii 4 weeks ago

cloning my old hard drive to a new ssd - what software?

Moving Windows 10 from a 500GB HDD to a 1TB NVMe drive. I don't want to reinstall everything. What's reliable for cloning, ideally free, and does the SSD need to be in an enclosure for it?

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Android @sambyte 1 week ago

deleting one text in a conversation without wiping the whole thread

In Google Messages I only want to remove a couple of messages, not the entire chat. Long press doesn't seem to give me delete on my phone. Is that something only newer versions have?

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Laptop Repairs & Upgrades @mia_tech 1 month ago

HP laptop screen very dark but an external monitor looks fine

Built-in display is so dim I can only just make out the image with a torch. Plug into an HDMI monitor and it's perfect. Brightness keys do nothing. Backlight dead?

laptop screen problems