How to Set Up Automatic Backups with File History on Windows
A complete walkthrough configuring File History for continuous, versioned backups of your personal files — and how to actually restore a previous version when you need one.
Step-by-step, task-oriented guides — do this, in this order, to get this result.
A complete walkthrough configuring File History for continuous, versioned backups of your personal files — and how to actually restore a previous version when you need one.
A complete walkthrough customizing Windows Terminal's settings.json and your PowerShell profile script — so your preferred shell, prompt, and startup behavior are there every time you open a terminal.
A complete walkthrough enabling Remote Desktop the right way — Network Level Authentication, a non-default port, and firewall scoping — rather than exposing RDP openly to the internet.
A complete walkthrough enabling Windows Sandbox for running untrusted applications in a clean, disposable, isolated environment — no separate VM image to manage.
A complete walkthrough moving your entire setup — apps, files, accounts, and settings — to a new Mac, plus what to check afterward when something doesn't carry over cleanly.
A complete walkthrough resetting NVRAM and the System Management Controller — two different low-level resets, solving different categories of problems, on both Apple Silicon and Intel Macs.
A complete walkthrough creating, listing, mounting, and cleaning up APFS local snapshots directly — the same mechanism Time Machine uses, available for manual, ad-hoc use.
A complete walkthrough enabling FileVault, understanding your recovery key options, and what to do if you're locked out — before you need it, not after.
A complete walkthrough reading, changing, and persisting kernel runtime parameters — with a few of the most commonly tuned examples explained, not just listed.
A complete walkthrough encrypting a disk or partition with LUKS, from initial setup through mounting it automatically (with a key file) at boot.