That “lost your Excel file” moment is scary, but your work is probably still hiding somewhere. From temporary files to hidden recovery folders, Excel and Windows both have safety nets—you just need to know where to look.

The trick to a successful recovery is knowing whether your file was saved to the cloud (OneDrive or SharePoint) or your local hard drive. If AutoSave was on, your recovery is likely to be much easier; if it was off, you’ll need to do some digital digging. Work through these steps (designed for Excel on Windows) from top to bottom to find your lost work.

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Când solicitați Windows-ului să șteargă un fișier, de obicei o faceți cu speranța că fișierul va dispărea pentru totdeauna. Cu toate acestea, un serviciu bun de recuperare a datelor poate adesea readuce acele fișiere la viață.
Așadar, este important să știți cum să păstrați informațiile sensibile neschimbate.

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• BIOS updates can improve performance and compatibility while also adding important new features.
• An old BIOS version poses a serious security risk that can compromise your entire system.
• Updating your BIOS is now safer and easier than ever, so there’s little reason not to do it regularly.

If you own a Windows PC or laptop, you’ve probably been told to avoid BIOS updates unless something is wrong, likely to prevent a catastrophic issue like bricking your motherboard. However, with security, performance, and compatibility all at stake, I think they’re essential for all machines.

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Running totals show how figures build over an extended period, one entry at a time, allowing you to see trends and patterns that raw data alone might not reveal. Creating running totals in Excel is straightforward, but you must be careful to use the correct method depending on how your data is structured.

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With this accessibility feature on, the phone “talks back” to you, reading aloud whatever is on your screen. You just tap the screen, and it’ll read whatever’s currently in focus. That way, you can read web pages or click on buttons and links without ever looking at your screen. It can even describe images to you.

Since you’re using single taps to hear the screen out loud, you can’t use the usual touch gestures to interact with the phone. The Talkback feature comes with its own set of gestures to navigate the phone.

They’re pretty straightforward, but you have to learn them and practice getting them down. I hope to help you fast-track that process. We’ll start from the basics and build up from there.

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The Linux desktop environments (DEs) determine how the OS looks and feels and how you interact with it. The DE includes windows, icons, panels, menus, and any GUI you interact with when using the OS. Naturally, choosing the wrong DE will lead to a poor overall experience.

Not all Linux distros come with a DE preinstalled. Arch Linux and Debian lack both a DE and a GUI. You’ll need to set them up yourself. That’s why beginners should avoid these distros. Want to get to know some of the popular Linux DEs? Starting off, we have GNOME. It’s very popular but a huge departure from the conventional desktop experience seen on Windows or macOS. GNOME is super minimalistic with a heavy focus on virtual desktops for app management.

You can try Fedora for the vanilla GNOME experience.

Alternatively, you can use Ubuntu, where you get a customized GNOME experience supporting a dock and desktop icons to make it more user-friendly.

However, if you want something more familiar yet powerful, go with KDE Plasma. It’s highly customizable with tons of advanced settings and options.

By default, it looks like Windows. However, you can tweak it to resemble macOS—which is what Garuda Linux does.

That said, having so many options can be overwhelming—especially for those looking for a simpler OS. Cinnamon can be a great option here with its traditional Windows 7-ish layout and favorable balance between features and usability. It has a gentle learning curve to ensure you focus on using the OS instead of learning the OS. Linux Mint is the definitive way to experience Cinnamon.

Now, there are dozens of other DEs, but I recommend starting with either GNOME, KDE Plasma, or Cinnamon. One of these will likely meet your needs. As you get comfortable, you can explore other DEs.

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Creating Google Drive shortcuts not only increases efficiency but also saves you time and streamlines your workflow. Instead of navigating through multiple layers of folders, a shortcut takes you directly to the file or folder you need.

As a writer, I regularly manage most of my project files in Google Drive. I often find myself repeatedly opening the same file or folder, and creating a shortcut is a quick and painless way to get back to it.

Furthermore, you can share shortcuts with colleagues or friends to enhance teamwork. Also, if you have a file in a shared team folder but want easy access from your personal folder, you can create a shortcut instead of duplicating the file. This way, you avoid cluttering your Drive with copies, and any updates made to the file are reflected everywhere.

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