The Unix / Linux filesystem hierarchy can seem quite daunting to those new to the OS. It was the same for us when we got started. But this mysterious filesystem isn’t that mysterious after all; we ...

The way the Linux file system is laid out makes perfect sense. I've been using Linux for so many years that I can't imagine another file system making more sense. When I consider how the Windows file ...

What are these weird directories, and why are they there? If you are new to the Linux command line, you may find yourself wondering why there are so many unusual directories, what they are there for, ...

If you find a folder called Damaged Files at the root of your hard drive in OS X, it may mean nothing -- or it could be a sign that your drive is failing. Topher, an avid Mac user for the past 15 ...

If you are a Windows 11/10 user, you might have seen the DumpStack.log.tmp file in your C drive. This file is located in the root directory of your Windows computer. However, it is not necessary that ...

Remember ES File Explorer?

Could I pick peoples brains on how they implement NTFS permissions so that for a shared folder, a group can't create random folders or files in the base of that folder, but can read/modify any files ...