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    Question "Windows could not prepare the computer to boot into the next phase of the installation" when installing Windows 11 ?

    Hi, thanks for your help, The PC specs are: Intel i9-12900k CPU MSI Suprim 4090 GPU, 32GB RAM ASUS ROG motherboard I created an installation device from a Mac of mine through terminal, then I plugged it into my PC, and started installing Windows. I selected to do a clean install as I didn’t...
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    Question "Windows could not prepare the computer to boot into the next phase of the installation" when installing Windows 11 ?

    Hi, I’m doing a clean install of Windows 11, so I created a Windows 11 boot device, and proceeded to start installing Windows. However, after deleting all my drive partitions and then selecting the drive I wanted to install Windows to, I got an error which told me: “Windows could not prepare...
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    Question Can I safely transfer some old files from a possibly infected computer ?

    Sorry, I should have linked the article from yesterday here: https://forums.tomshardware.com/threads/does-making-the-appdata-folder-visible-ruin-my-computer.3799932/#post-22953103 And I was actually considering backing up some of the more important files. However I messed up before I could do...
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    Question Can I safely transfer some old files from a possibly infected computer ?

    Hi, so recently I installed some emulators in my AppData, and also messed around with the permissions in my AppData folder, which I made a post about yesterday. Anyway, it seems that I will have to reinstall Windows. However, I have a few files that were important to me (a few images, a txt...
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    Question Does making the "AppData" folder visible ruin my computer ?

    Got it, thanks, I’ll refrain from installing emulators in AppData in the future, guess I’m a bit of a novice still haha. But what kind of situation might I be in? Safety wise? Like is it a quick do a backup and then reinstall Windows situation? Or a leave everything and all my accounts are...
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    Question Does making the "AppData" folder visible ruin my computer ?

    Ok, it’s good to know that it’s probably not a virus
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    Question Does making the "AppData" folder visible ruin my computer ?

    No, you’re allowed to install them anywhere, but that’s where I usually prefer to install them
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    Question Does making the "AppData" folder visible ruin my computer ?

    Hi, I was installing a couple of emulators yesterday (xemu and flycast), and I store my emulators in AppData, in an Emulators folder. Anyway, flycast wasn’t showing AppData as a selectable directory for ROMs, so I made AppData visible in the file settings. This was fine initially, but when I...
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    Question 4090's radiator won't fit in case?

    Hi, I'm trying to install my MSI Suprim Liquid 4090 GPU into my CoolerMaster MasterCase H500P Mesh Case, but I've had a bit of trouble installing the radiator. I've tried screwing the radiator into the front of the case, but I noticed that the screws I was using seemed a bit too short. I'm using...
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    Question Fitting my 4090’s radiator into my case?

    For reference this is the case I am using: https://www.coolermaster.com/catalog/cases/mid-tower/mastercase-h500p-mesh-argb/
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    Question Fitting my 4090’s radiator into my case?

    Hi, I recently upgraded my computer with a 4090. However, it’s a liquid cooled GPU, as I have wanted one for a long time, and I’m trying to fit the radiator into the space where my fans used to be. I was wondering if anyone knew how I fit the radiator into the case, as the card didn’t really...
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    Question 3.5 inch drive not fitting into ba

    Ok, I tried flipping it around at it seems to have fit 🤦‍ Thanks for your help!
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    Question 3.5 inch drive not fitting into ba

    Sorry! I probably should have included the case I was using, but it's this case: https://www.coolermaster.com/catalog/cases/mid-tower/mastercase-h500p-mesh-argb/
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    Question 3.5 inch drive not fitting into ba

    Hi, I’m currenctly installing a 8TB drive into my computer, as I needed extra space. However, I’m having a bit of trouble fitting it into the drive bay. As it is currently, the connection port is facing the front and the cover can’t close. But I tried reversing the drive, and the pins didn’t...
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    Question Seagate Barracuda 8TB vs Seagate Firecuda 8TB

    Hi, I'm starting a You-Tube channel, and I'm trying to decide on a HDD to store my video footage on. I've managed to narrow it down to these two drives, but before I purchased anything, I wanted to ask what the difference between these two drives would be in terms of storage, reliability, etc...