If you've ever downloaded a file and immediately began scouring your iPhone's storage for the location where it disappeared, you're not alone. Finding downloaded files on an iPhone can be very ...

Being designed to streamline and simplify the smartphone and tablet user interface has been a strength of iOS and iPadOS for some time. The thing is, that choice has sometimes resulted in the ...

In this how-to, we’ll look at various ways of using the find command to help us find files and directories across the Linux filesystem. Sometimes we misplace a file or directory and we can spend ...

If you're part of the "other 90 percent," you might have had a bit of Mac envy if you read my recent review of Apple's new Tiger operating system. Windows users take heart. All is not lost. I praised ...

Using the Command Prompt in Windows can be a powerful way to manage and open files, especially when you need to perform tasks quickly or with specific privileges. Here’s a step-by-step guide on how to ...

File names on Linux systems can be as long as 255 characters. While determining which files in a directory have the longest names might not be the most exciting task at hand, doing this with a script ...

In the first installment of this series, we explored aspects of the new Windows 7 interface. This time, we’ll take a look at how Windows 7 can make managing and finding files easier. Windows 7’s ...

Old, unused and unneeded files can waste a lot of space on a hard drive. In the interest of keeping your hard drives clean and optimized, it's a good idea to periodically search for and remove unused ...

Accidentally deleting a file can be a nightmare. A new Windows 10 recovery tool, Windows File Recovery, can help—though it’s geared towards those who don’t mind using a command-line interface. Windows ...

Symbolic links and utilities that delete files Yesterday (Tuesdsay) we covered a report by a reader who described "unexpected" behavior when using a deletion utility to delete a symbolic link -- the ...