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    Swapping UPS battery for larger capacity?

    So is it possible to top up the electrolyte like in the inverter batteries? Really like the idea will have to lookout for one
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    Storage Solutions Need Raspberry Pi Enclosure with 2x 2.5 drive support

    What is the objective of putting 2 drives into the enclosure? Just curious
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    Android Whatsapp data taking too long to transfer from old phone to new

    do you have your chats backed up to the Samsung or google account? I usually restore it from there instead of copying to the SD card route
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    Storage Solutions 4 TB CMR HDD

    where is the cheapest option available for these drives? the prices on amazon and flipkart has become costlier
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    Compatible 8GB RAM. Where to buy genuine RAM

    Yes the crucial website lists all the compatible memory and RAM that is quite helpful for a given model
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    Swapping UPS battery for larger capacity?

    Actually my expectation is only to cover about 1 hour. Usually in our area the power comes back within an hour. Oly on shutdown days, power will be absent from 9 to 5. Any other brand you recommend? I have not used a UPS for almost 10 years now. Before that...surprise....APC UPS 1000Va... but...
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    Mechanical keyboard under 10k

    I am a TVSE Gold user for the past 10 years and love the clicks and the firm response. Will moving to a newer Mechanical keyboard worthwhile and give a more pleasant experience?
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    Swapping UPS battery for larger capacity?

    I am looking for a UPS to power my monitor during the power cuts. Other areas of my house is already covered by an inverter. I am using a ROG strix asus laptop connected to a LG 27 inch 4k Monitor. How much backup time can we expect from your APC RS 1100 UPS a) if I only connect the monitor b)...
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    My Laptop runs excruciatingly slow

    HDD is the problem in most of the slowness. All my laptops have SSD. Even if I get a used laptop with HDD (like the T480 I got), I immediately get a SSD and clone it. I found the Macrium Reflect free edition do a wonderful job. Cloning using it and swapping the new SSD works like a charm
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    Compatible 8GB RAM. Where to buy genuine RAM

    Yes RAM prices fluctuate but better buy Samsung/Crucial. They have not let me down so far. I have done many memory upgrades and almost 90% of it using crucial or samsung
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    The TE Essential Freeware Thread !

    I was using filesync for a long time and since there were no updated versions, started using freefilesync to sync up folders from my laptop to onedrive and other external harddisks. Quite fast and like the interface.
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    Review Free Unlimited cloud storage for your photos and videos

    I have my files cloned in 3 harddrives. 2 of them are in my active laptop that has 1tb + 2tb + 2tb - all SSD's. Got subscribed to office 365 that gives a 1TB online storage. All my important folders are synced with this. Weekly once I sync it to the 3rd harddrive. There is a freeware called...
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    HiniSO Dehumidifier - camera

    This is the manual found in the net attaching herewith Mod note: Please quote properly
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    Windows Is there a way to stop windows 11 downloading unwanted apps?

    Yes it makes sense if one is comfortable with Linux. But for others who primarily use windows and not interested in trying linux, protableapps.com is a great way to use popular programs without messing with individual installations of programs.
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    Windows Is there a way to stop windows 11 downloading unwanted apps?

    if you go totally out of windows it does not mean much. What is the complication you feel in this approach? It is a one time activity .
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    Windows Is there a way to stop windows 11 downloading unwanted apps?

    To avoid all this I have installed portableapps.com platform. It has portable versions of all the popular utilities and apps like chrome, firefox , 7-zip, vlc-player etc. You can selectively choose and install the required applications as you wish.
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    HiniSO Dehumidifier - camera

    I do not have much knowledge about these. If it is a normal behaviour I will leave it. I will just look at some info about the hygrometer.
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    HiniSO Dehumidifier - camera

    https://www.amazon.in/gp/product/B07HWSSDYZ/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_asin_title_o03_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1 HINISO AD 80L 80 litres Camera Dry Cabinet with Electronic Display (Black)
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    HiniSO Dehumidifier - camera

    I have set the relative humidity to 38. Whenever I open this even for a minute, it shoots upto 55 and slowly comes down avter about 5 minutes. Is this a normal behaviour?
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    Suitable method for Backup of Data

    I am using Microsoft onedrive which gives 1TB of cloud storage free along with office 365 subscription that costs about 4300 per year. It can be shared with 5 users and you can invite yourselves to use that extra space but I have never done that.