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The folder used to contain user home folders. Usually /home on Linux and UNIX, /Users on Mac OSX, and C:\Users or C:\Documents and Settings on Windows (Vista +, XP -).

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How to synchronize the home folder between multiple computers?

I have three computers at home, and would like to have the /home/ folder tree synchronized between the three. Any files/folders (except those hidden) that are modified/added/removed in one of the three computers is updated in the other two. Is rsync…
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What does the little squiggly ~ do in Linux?

I have two instances of it being used and I am wondering what each does: service=~ mv ~/Desktop/Service$version.tgz $service What does the little squiggly ~ do? Then, after that that, what would cd $service do?
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What is %windir%?

What does %windir% stands for? I am receiving a malware analysis report with things like %windir%\system32\catroot, %windir%\folder1\folder2 and I want to know what does it mean?
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How to track $HOME with git

I would like to track my $HOME dir with git. I've got many other git repos in other subdirs (eg $HOME/projects/repo_1 and so on), which shouldn't be tracked, since they already are. I have found git-home-history but it appears from the archive that…
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Any dangers of sharing /home partition between two distros?

I have a laptop with a 250GB HDD. I have an existing installation of Kubuntu across three partitions (A 20GB one for /, 2GB for swap, and something like 97GB for /home). If I add another partition, use that as / for a Mint 13 install, and then use…
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SSH keys deleted from home folder after reboot

First time poster and massive unix/linux novice here. I have a Western Digital My Cloud NAS, which runs (I believe) some version of Debian. I've got a remote backup account with Rsync.net, and want to run daily backups using rsync from the NAS to…
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Accessing the user folder from a previous Windows installation (content on a read-only image)

Before upgrading from Windows 7 to Windows 10 I imaged the Windows 7 system using O&O DiskImage Professional. After a clean upgrade (wiped the original installation) I started restoring content, and eventually came across something I had forgotten…
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/home used on Mac OS X?

Is /home used for anything on Mac OS X ever? It's just an empty directory on my machine.
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Is it safe to remove all CLSID/GUID folders appearing on my Desktop?

I recently uninstalled a lot of programs and suddenly two weird folders appeared on my desktop. Both have no name, right click options are just: Cut, Create Shortcut and Delete. There's a file extension or type in file explorer: I googled about…
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Hide Folders in Home directory

My Windows 10 user folder: I do not want to see Contacts, Favorites and Searches folders within my Home folder. I do not use them and I do not want to see them. Is there a way to hide them or remove them permanently? I've tried hiding these folder,…
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Creating Shortcut that opens program at a specific desktop location

Is there a way to create a desktop shortcut that opens a program at a specific location on the desktop? (assuming the program is either less than full screen or there are multiple monitors)
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Were changes to the attributes of the AppData folder made in Windows 10 to hide it from Windows Explorer - even when hidden files/folders are enabled?

If choosing to show hidden files/folders from within the Folder Options of Windows Explorer in Windows 10, I've noticed that the "AppData" folder within "C:\Users\Username" isn't displayed as it was in Windows 7 - it's possible to manually add…
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Created User in Linux (Ubuntu) Without Creating a Home Directory - Causing Problems

This may be a rookie mistake, but I created a user (new user) in Linux on a Ubuntu system and didn't actually create the home directory for this user. Now, when I log in, it says there are problems... If I delete the path home/ and try…
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Why is there a .matplotlib folder in my home folder of Windows 8.1?

I even do not install python. And after I delete it, it will appear after a while. So I think it was created by some other applications. Does any one has met the same problem and know why? In addition, here is the file structure of the…
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How to fix my home folder

They say that I should have ~/.inputrc However, I do not. My home is mapped to Windows user folder. How do I fix that?
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