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    Anyone use Dropbox? Quick question - how do we clear space?

    Where do I exactly remove the stuff then?? From the PC, and Dropbox?? I moved the folder out of the PC, and also deleted from Dropbox.com website. Still there.
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    Anyone use Dropbox? Quick question - how do we clear space?

    I have a copy of the folder on my PC HDD and on my iPhone, I only want new content on my Dropbox however it is already at 100% capacity. How do I move out some of the old stuff so I can make room for my new stuff??
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    How to reinstall Windows 8 on a Lenovo G580? No media, no CD KEY included.

    Thanks guys, this did indeed work for me. I made the Win 8.1 media using USB, installed, and it activated the BIOS-hardcoded key just fine. A much easier process than I expected. And the OneKey Recovery button on the Lenovo laptop didn't even work!!
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    Anyone use Dropbox? Quick question - how do we clear space?

    Yes, using the free version with only 2.50GB of room. I have the Dropbox app on the iPhone 6 to sync all photos from the iPhone and also the Dropbox folder in my Userdata folder on the PC. My question is, how do we clear space? I logged onto Dropbox.com and deleted a folder, and it subsequently...
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    How to reinstall Windows 8 on a Lenovo G580? No media, no CD KEY included.

    Hmmm, where can I download a legit Windows 8 OEM ISO without a MSDN account?
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    How to reinstall Windows 8 on a Lenovo G580? No media, no CD KEY included.

    My friend has fake Win 7 installed on a Lenovo G580 laptop which originally came with legit Windows 8 OEM. He wants to have Windows 8 OEM reinstalled on the laptop now that he is eligible for the free upgrade to Windows 10. However, without a recovery CD or CD KEY, how can I help him reinstall...
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    App to quickly view # of emails in an archived PST and NSF

    Does anyone know of an app, other than Outlook/Lotus that can quickly view the number of emails in an archived folder in PST and NSF formats??
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    Am I running the memory @ stock 1600mhz??

    Please confirm for me...... CPUZ shows: Channel #: Dual NB Frequency: 799.8mhz DRAM Frequency: 799.9mhz FSB:DRAM: 1:6 9 9 9 24 128 2T I am running a i5-4460 with Corsair Vengeance 2x4GB DDR3-1600 on stock.
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    AMD FX Build for friend. ~$900. Please critique.

    If he goes mATX mobo then he might as well use the same logic and go mATX case, but it's all about leaving my friend options and a couple dollars won't break the bank. If my friend decides to buy a cheap, used, unlocked i5 or i7 2-3 years down the road, wouldn't the Z97 platform provide him...
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    AMD FX Build for friend. ~$900. Please critique.

    Too expensive @ https://ca.pcpartpicker.com/parts/internal-hard-drive/ Anything in the $60-$75 range?? This one is $90+
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    AMD FX Build for friend. ~$900. Please critique.

    One last question re: mobo. Why not the newer Z97? I know the i3-4160 is unlocked/no OC but wouldn't the Z97 provide greater flexibility in the future?
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    AMD FX Build for friend. ~$900. Please critique.

    Samsung 850 EVO 120GB SSD sold out and is back to normal price @ $100... which 120GB SSD would you guys recommend now for OS/applications?
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    AMD FX Build for friend. ~$900. Please critique.

    Any particular reason for the Gigabyte GA-H97M-D3H Micro ATX version and not the normal ATX?
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    AMD FX Build for friend. ~$900. Please critique.

    He will be multitasking on the PC 95% of the time, whether it be email/movies/work/browsing/downloading. Gaming is at the bottom of the list. There is no video editing work. This is going to be a more mainstream build, more like an office PC. The more I think about it, the more I think I should...
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    AMD FX Build for friend. ~$900. Please critique.

    i3-4130 for $15 more @ 134.99. Lower power usage @ 54W. But only 2 (4) cores vs 6.
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    AMD FX Build for friend. ~$900. Please critique.

    That's $954+tax = $1078, mine was $900 with taxes in for a difference of $178! Mine also comes with SSD + 1TB and IMO a better PSU. There's going to be no overclocking, so I see no reason for an aftermarket cooler. And light-gaming, so why the need for a $250+ video card that won't be used??
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    AMD FX Build for friend. ~$900. Please critique.

    No I can't, because he doesn't play games. But he threw in "light" gaming to give himself an option. He's at best a casual gamer and will play the non-intensive offerings from Steam (my guess). Nothing like Crysis, BF4, COD on 1080P high quality. He could totally get away with my used E8500...
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    AMD FX Build for friend. ~$900. Please critique.

    The performance is there. Where is the value if he's not gaming? Are we spending the extra $100+ so that we can proclaim we own an Intel i5???
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    AMD FX Build for friend. ~$900. Please critique.

    Let's forget about used parts for now...he has money to spend and he wants brand new parts with warranty. I have no issues with buying used but some people just want to buy brand new for piece of mind, and having something new.. Let's also forget about gaming. When I used the word "light"...
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    AMD FX Build for friend. ~$900. Please critique.

    You're right, but he never needed an i7 anyways for mainstream/office/browsing/light gaming. The original Dell pre-built had an i7-4790, integrated GeForce 745, and 16GB RAM and it was $1100+tax, on sale for $950. It's hard finding an equivalent i5 for $120, and diving into i3 territory would...
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    AMD FX Build for friend. ~$900. Please critique.

    My friend was going to spend 1K+ on a pre-built Dell i7/integrated nVidia 745 for mainstream/light gaming so I decided to do a favour and custom build one for him for cheaper. I haven't paid attention to the PC industry for a few years so it was quite fun and reminded me of my hardcore HS days...
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    Why is my HDD constantly spinning?? I have nothing open

    Windows 7 64-Bit, I have everything closed including AV/security software but I can STILL hear my HDD spinning/reading/accessing something in the background for 30-60 minutes. I literally have nothing open and I am not downloading anything to my HDD. I checked my Programs List for suspicious...
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    Cheap and effective portable speakers for laptop for < $40

    Are any of these somewhat cheap $20-$40 portable toy speakers actually better than laptop speakers? http://www.amazon.com/s/ref=nb_sb_noss_2?url=search-alias%3Delectronics&field-keywords=portable%20speaker Just wondering if they're worth the money or if they're just a gimmick.
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    Quick question...how to write to Bitlocker-encryted USB drive on Win 7 Pro???

    The only app I found was the Bitreader to Go app but it reads only no write. I have the pw. Is there any other app out there that will let me write to the USB drive?!?!? I'm on Windows 7 Pro x64.
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    Office Close - everything going to junkyard..are these worth reselling???

    -DVI Cables -VGA Cables -Power Cables -Network Cables -WYSE Terminals -Old Firewalls, switches, P3 Servers -Bad Blackberries, etc. There are literally hundreds of cables just lying around and I've been asked to dispose of them on office clean up day. I already salvaged a couple of...
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    How much would a simple job like this cost in the IT Market???

    Seems like 30-35 cuts....... Some videos got chopped off because of video size limitations so certain parts have to be stitched back on. That's the majority of work plus conversion time. I was just going to use Windows Movie Maker (yes, lol) since he said no effects were required... just...
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    How much would a simple job like this cost in the IT Market???

    A friend asked me for a favour and I was wondering how a job like this would cost in the IT Market. 100GB worth of training video footage need to be cut, edited, compiled and then placed into a library as bookmarks... kind of like a table of contents with links to each individual video. Then...
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    Warm? Lenovo Z580 15.6" I5 3210M, 6GB, 500GB, GT635M - $579 shipped

    Is this the best laptop you can get under $600?
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    Why is Firefox killing my memory?

    Even though I have it closed, the firefox.exe *32 process routinely stays in my Windows Task Manager at 1,000,000K+. I feel a hitch when I browse the web or use my computer. What can I do to fix it? I'm on W7 64-Bit, latest updates, latest version of Firefox..
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    Default How the heck does a 26KB email suddenly become 1MB???

    None as far as I can see. Text only.
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    Default How the heck does a 26KB email suddenly become 1MB???

    Can someone please explain how the heck a 26KB email (original) that I send suddenly becomes 1MB after 15 replies back and forth??? No attachments or images are being sent. Text only. The other user is using Hotmail and I am using my ISP email. I'm on Outlook. This does not happen to me and any...
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    Diablo 3 Discussion Thread

    Sorry I have a question....... my friend is lending his account to me for a trial since he's going on vaca.. I don't wanna mess with his characters, but I noticed that the stash was universal between all characters.... is gold also universal?? I'm level 1 but it says I have 26k gold already!
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    Salvaged the following hardware from Junk Day... can I reuse it?

    I only had 30 minutes. I could have taken the whole thing if I wanted to but just settled for the RAM/CPU...... not sure what else I could have taken to be honest. The thing is too big and heavy for me to carry home. Thanks. I was thinking maybe I'll just keep and use one Xeon, and sell the...
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    Salvaged the following hardware from Junk Day... can I reuse it?

    I'd like to put it to use if it was a cheap fix but it looks like I'm gonna have to spend a couple hundred just for a motherboard...
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    Salvaged the following hardware from Junk Day... can I reuse it?

    Looks like my best bet is to throw this crap on eBay or Craigslist??? I can't find any cheap motherboards that support the Xeon and ECC memory.
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    Salvaged the following hardware from Junk Day... can I reuse it?

    It was junk day today and I salvaged the following from a HP Server - http://h18000.www1.hp.com/products/quickspecs/13235_na/13235_na.html : (2) Intel E5540 http://ark.intel.com/products/37104/Intel-Xeon-Processor-E5540-%288M-Cache-2_53-GHz-5_86-GTs-Intel-QPI%29 and (4) Micron 4GB...
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    4870 just died. Please recommend me a new "budget" card.

    $125 is the best he can do. Only been used 4 months, still in great condition and ~3 years warranty left. Retail price is around $175+shipping. Most reviews show it on par with the 6870... runs hotter but temperatures/noise are much better than the 6870.
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    4870 just died. Please recommend me a new "budget" card.

    Many people are afraid of shipping to Canada, even though I've had it done 50+ times successfully. Thoughts on this for $130 used?? Gigabyte GeForce GTX 560 Fermi 830MHZ 1GB $130
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    WTB: Looking for video card $100-$150 and 4GB DDR2 RAM

    Hi, I am looking for a video card around $100-$150 and 4GB DDR2 RAM. Please send me offers. I am in Canada but have purchased from HF 50+ times. Heat - http://heatware.com/eval.php?id=20244
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