How to show hidden files on Windows 11

Windows 11 handles hidden files and folders almost identically to versions of Windows that came before it: with special file flags. Showing these hidden files in File Explorer is easy. There are actually multiple ways to show hidden files and folders on Windows 11, but we’ll walk you through the best methods to make it easier.

  • First, launch File Explorer by opening Start and searching for “File Explorer,” or by clicking the File Explorer icon in your taskbar if it’s pinned there. Once you have File Explorer open, you can proceed with the next step.
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How to take a Scrolling Screenshot on Android

Taking a screenshot is a core Android feature, but it has changed a bit over the years. Android 11 introduced a new screenshot UI, and subsequent versions have built upon that. We’ll show you how to capture long page screenshots.

What is a “scrolling screenshot?” A normal screenshot will capture only what you can see on the screen at that moment. A scrolling screenshot allows you to take a longer screenshot that includes everything that you’d see by scrolling up or down the screen.

Scrolling screenshots work in most apps, and the process is essentially the same on most Android devices. If you have a Samsung device, check out our full guide on screenshots, specifically the scrolling screenshots section.

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How to migrate your Google Account data to a new account

Whether you’ve outgrown your college email address and you want a professional one, or you want to change your firstname.maiden account to firstname.marriedname one, we’ve got you covered with a start-to-finish Google migration guide.

So much is contained within a Google account–emails, photos, files, contacts, your personal calendar, etc.—you probably don’t want to walk away from it and start over just for a new account name. In this tutorial we’re going to walk you through transferring every single transferable element of your old Google account to your new account in order to save you from re-entering all your old data or, worse, losing it.

In order to follow along with every section of the tutorial you’ll need the following things.

  • The login and password for your old and new Google accounts.
  • Optional (but highly recommended): A computer with two web browsers (or a browser that supports private browsing/incognito mode) so you can log into those accounts simultaneously

For the section detailing how to migrate your Gmail emails, attachments, and chat logs you’ll need:

  • A free copy of the open source email client Thunderbird.

It’s possible to perform the steps in the Gmail backup-and-restoration section without Thunderbird using a different IMAP capable email client, but the process with Thunderbird is so easy (and there’s even a helper extension) that we cannot recommend it enough.

  • What Do I Need to Know?

Before we proceed, there are a few things you need to be aware of that are so important they merit more emphasis than just a little note at the bottom of the prior section.

Although Google has introduced some really great improvements to the portability of data in their services and even mechanisms for directly transferring content from one account to another in some cases, there is no simple one-click process for dumping the contents of one Google account into another.

Furthermore, some of the processes used to transfer data from one Google account to another are destructive in that once you authorize Google to transfer the account data from your old account to your new account, it is permanently removed from the old account. At any point that you will be performing a one-way transfer of data, Google will warn you multiple times before it takes effect.

That said, we’ve used this entire battery of techniques to migrate multiple Google accounts and never had a single hiccup in the process (big or small). Still, read carefully and always make sure you’re working from the old account to the new account (and never in reverse).

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How to turn on Safe Mode on Android

“Safe Mode” is a special diagnostic mode that runs the Android operating system with third-party apps disabled. Essentially, only the apps and services that were pre-installed on the phone will be available in Safe Mode. The same can be done on a Windows or Mac PC.

This allows you to troubleshoot your device. If you’re experiencing crashes, freezes, or battery life issues, you can boot into Safe Mode and see if the issues still happen. If you notice that everything is running fine in Safe Mode, that probably means the source of the problem is a third-party app.

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How to hide your Followers on Instagram

Make Your Instagram Account Private

One way to hide your follower list from everyone but the people who follow you is to turn your Instagram account private. When you do this, anyone who doesn’t follow you can’t see your follower list. If someone new wants to follow your account, you’ll have to approve their follow request. This way, you can have full control over who can and cannot see your follower list.

To make your account private, you only have to toggle on an option in Instagram’s settings menu. To do that, first, launch Instagram on your phone. In the app’s bottom bar, tap your profile icon.

  • On your profile page, in the top-right corner, tap the hamburger menu (three horizontal lines) and choose “Settings and Privacy.
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