There are a few different ways to change the view in iTunes. The view refers to how your music library is displayed in iTunes – whether you see album artwork, track listings, etc. Changing the view can help you better organize and navigate your library. Use the View Menu The easiest way to change the iTunes view is to use the View menu. Here’s how: Open … Read more
What Does ‘Not Initialized’ Mean for an External Hard Drive? When an external hard drive is connected to a Windows PC and shows up as ‘Not Initialized’, it means that the drive is detected by the system but has not been formatted for use yet [1]. In other words, Windows recognizes the external drive but cannot access it because it does not have a file system … Read more
What is iCloud? iCloud is Apple’s cloud storage service that allows you to store your photos, documents, music, apps, calendars, contacts and more and access them across all your Apple devices. iCloud keeps everything up to date between all your devices so you always have the latest version of your important stuff. Why should I use iCloud? There are several benefits to using iCloud: – It’s … Read more
USB 3.0 is a major update to the Universal Serial Bus standard that enables much faster data transfer speeds when connecting external devices such as hard drives. USB 3.0 (also known as USB 3.1 Gen 1) offers transfer rates up to 5 Gbit/s, which is over 10 times faster than USB 2.0. External hard drives that connect via USB 3.0 make it much quicker to transfer … Read more
Sometimes a user may come across a folder in Windows 10 that they are unable to delete, even when logged in as an administrator. There are a few common reasons why a user might get a message that says “You’ll need to provide administrator permission to delete this folder” or “Access denied” when trying to delete a folder: The folder was created by another user account, … Read more
Internal hard drives for desktop computers come in a variety of sizes to meet different storage needs. The most common desktop internal hard drive sizes currently available are: 500 GB 1 TB 2 TB 3 TB 4 TB 6 TB 8 TB 10 TB 12 TB 14 TB 16 TB Hard drive sizes have increased over the years as storage technology has improved. In the early … Read more
When formatting a drive in Windows, users often expect to see the option to format in FAT32. However, in recent versions of Windows, the FAT32 option is often missing or grayed out. This leaves many wondering why Windows restricts the use of FAT32. Brief History of FAT32 The File Allocation Table (FAT) file system was first introduced in 1977 and has gone through multiple revisions and … Read more
With technology advancing at a rapid pace, computer storage sizes are increasing exponentially. Just a decade ago, having 1 terabyte (TB) of storage space was considered an enormous amount. But with today’s digital world and increased storage needs, 1TB may no longer seem like that much space. What is a terabyte? A terabyte is a unit of digital information or computer storage equal to 1,000 gigabytes … Read more
Introducing the iPad Air 2 The iPad Air 2 was released on October 22, 2014 as an upgraded version of the original iPad Air. It had several new features and improvements over the previous model, including: A new A8X chip, which provided faster performance. 2GB of RAM, making it the first iOS device with that much memory. A new anti-reflective coating on the display to reduce … Read more
It can be incredibly frustrating when you find that files are missing from your Windows 10 computer. Upon investigation, you may determine that Windows 10 itself seems to be deleting your files without permission. This issue does not have a single root cause – there are several reasons why Windows 10 may delete personal files. The good news is that with some tweaks and adjustments, you … Read more