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How to Combine All Your Email Accounts Into One Gmail Account | DigiTech Geeks

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How to Combine All Your Email Accounts Into One Gmail Account I’ve collected a pretty long list of email addresses over the years. There are the two or three I created as a teenager, with usernames like hotgirl13@ aol.com  and the other accounts I created as I outgrew my old usernames or found a new email service to try.  While I’m happy to let most of those go, I still get important messages that I don’t want to miss in some of my less-used accounts. I’m just not up to checking four or five email addresses throughout the day, though. It’s not the work of keeping up with so many logins, it’s that I’ll forget to check them at all for days on end. The solution, then, is to create a single, unified inbox that collects all of my emails in one place. All of my emails flow into one inbox, and I can respond using any email address. Creating a unified inbox that collects all of your emails isn’t as complicated as it sounds, and I’ll show you how to make it happen. Combine all your

What Is the “System Volume Information” Folder, and Can I Delete It?

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What Is the “System Volume Information” Folder, and Can I Delete It? On every Windows drive—even external USB drives—you’ll find a “System Volume Information” folder. You’ll only see it if you have Windows set to  show hidden files and folders , but it’s always there. So what is it for? Why Can’t I Open the Folder? On drives formatted with  the NTFS file system , this folder’s permissions are set to prevent everyone from accessing the folder, even users with Administrator permissions. Double-click the folder and you’ll see an error message saying the “location is not available” and “access is denied.” This is normal. That’s because Windows uses this folder for certain system-level features. The permissions are set to prevent users—and programs without the appropriate permissions—from tampering with the files inside and interfering with important system functions. What Is It For? Among other things, Windows stores  System Restore points  in the System Volume