Locked external hdd [closed]

2026-06-08T18:23:52Z

Hi I have deleted a local profile to which my external hard disc was connected to and was not asking for a password but later on deleted the profile to create two profiles for data management then I deleted the first profile now my external hard drive is not working on the other two profiles and it is not locked with the bitlocker just password that I used to login for the first time which was one month ago 5th of may that was and I don't remember the password.

EDITED VERSION.

thanks for Ur reply.Sorry about that let me try again. Local profile on windows deleted as two new were created for proper data management Then deleted the first original one but external hdd drive was configured on it. Now external hdd unaccessible after deletion or original profile. How can I get it to work, no BIT locker just password. Password forgotten Drive was configured 5th may 2026. Profile deleted three days ago. Hope it makes sense now..

I need a 44 pin pata adapter for an old Samsung HDD [duplicate]

2026-06-08T16:32:55Z

I'm trying to find a 44 pin female pata connector to USB for an old samsung hdd that has flat contacts not pins. The male connector has double rows of 22 pins (flat contacts) that have no blank spaces.

Latex multicolumn spans over more than one page

2026-06-08T15:39:42Z

I have a Latex file that consists of a table that has merged columns that spans over more than a single page (less than 2 pages), but I didn't found a way to get this to work. The results are unwanted page breaks (half a page remains empty before the table begins). I'm using the multicolumn function. Is there a proper way to get this to work or do I have to do a dirty hack that it looks like it should. But I don't like to go this way. Important to know is that my text except of the left part of the table spans over the whole page with, it's not a two column layout you can often seen books. Thanks in advance for any hints.

How to flag table rows that match range in different sheet

2026-06-08T15:34:13Z

Excel 365 for Enterprise:

I have an Excel table in Sheet1:

I have a list of filter criteria in Sheet2 (not a table):

In Sheet1's FLAG column, I want to flag FRUIT that match the filter criteria in Sheet2:

How can I do this?

Use Case: I want to filter FRUIT that do not match the values in Sheet 2. I'm not interested in conditional formatting..

Are these idle temperatures on gaming laptop normal?

2026-06-08T11:23:35Z

I have a Lenovo LOQ 15IRX9 with an i7-14700HX processor, RTX 4060 GPU and 16 GB 5600mt/s RAM.

I have noticed the browsing temperature is high as compared to other laptops on the Internet.

The CPU temperature is shown to be 54°C, MB is 60°C and GPU is 47°C.

Are these temperatures normal, because as far as I have read on the Internet the temperatures should not exceed 40°C during light tasks such as light browsing.

What is writing to daemon_info.log on macOS and is it dangerous e.g. malware?

2026-06-06T18:16:14Z

I'm running macOS Tahoe 26.5 on a Mac mini M4. I found a directory in my Documents directory that I didn't know what it was, cpsppp. This directory itself seems to be connected with "PowerPanel Personal", the app that talks to the UPS the Mini is plugged into. This is acceptable.

However, within the cpsppp directory there is a series files named:

daemon_info.log  
daemon_info.log.1  
...  
daemon_info.log.20

Full listing for .log file:

-rw-r--r--@   1 root       staff   6930372 Jun  6 11:02 daemon_info.log

Each of them are about 10 Mbytes. It is writing many lines of what looks like trace statements every 3 seconds. Here is a small example:

2026-06-06 10:41:55,665 - daemon - INFO - \*\*\*\*\*\*DriverTransaction request START\*\*\*\*\*\*  
2026-06-06 10:41:55,667 - daemon - INFO - DriverTransaction cmdStr: -1  328

2026-06-06 10:41:55,667 - daemon - INFO - DriverTransaction cmd: b'-1  
2026-06-06 10:41:55,667 - daemon - INFO - DriverTransaction SET REQUEST TYPE  
2026-06-06 10:41:55,667 - daemon - INFO - DriverTransaction SEND REQUEST  
2026-06-06 10:41:55,668 - daemon - INFO - DriverTransaction PRINT RESPONSE FLAG: True

2026-06-06 10:41:55,668 - daemon - INFO - DriverTransaction GET RESPONSE  
2026-06-06 10:41:55,668 - daemon - INFO - DriverTransaction PRINT RESPONSE BYTES: \<ctypes.c_char_Array_4096 object at 0x117ee4040\>

/Users/appleuser/Documents/cpsppp\head -30 daemon_info.log

2026-06-06 10:41:55,665 - daemon - INFO - \*\*\*\*\*\*DriverTransaction request START\*\*\*\*\*\*  
2026-06-06 10:41:55,667 - daemon - INFO - DriverTransaction cmdStr: -1

I have tried using an lsof command in (a batch job) within the directory continuously and filtering out references that weren't applicable. I can find only three things referencing these files: Finder, mdworker, and apple.com.

I cannot find any relevant references online to daemon_info.log.

I can't figure out why whomever is writing this would put it in this particular directory.

Also, there is a directory within cpsppp called update_file that only contains a directory 2.7.0.s but this seems to belong to Power Panel Personal.

What other info do I need. What else might I do to find the possibly offending process?

block mac address with Iptables during attack

2023-08-03T11:54:54Z

I have to setup Iptables to block every mac address from which 10 requests come in one minute. (ssh or http login)

To block the IP is achievable with

iptables -A INPUT -p tcp --dport 22 -m hashlimit --hashlimit-mode srcip --hashlimit-above  10/minute -j DROP

To block a known mac address is achievable with

iptables -A INPUT -m mac --mac-source 00:00:00:00:00:00 -j DROP

But how to do this if the mac address is unknown?

Maybe with arp -a command ?

How to combine iptables and arp?

Is there a smarter way?

EDIT:

Operating mode CLIENT The attacked is connected to a wifi subnet, the attacker could be connected to the same subnet

Operating mode Hotspot The attacked acts as a hotspot, generating its own wifi subnet to which the attacker could connect.

When installing Windows update msu manually, get "The update is not applicable to your compute"?

2023-04-07T04:25:35Z

I want to get some system files in Windows for testing, so, I created a VM with windows server 2019, I have downloaded several updates, one of them is KB5016623. When I start to install it by clicking *.msu file, but I get "The update is not applicable to your compute" The file should be correct, what's wrong?

Saving an Excel file with filters and conditionals applied

2022-12-08T19:33:03Z

I am working with MS Excel and I need to save a file with a lot of filters and conditionals applied to many books. Is there any way to do it in each book? (I mean without copy-paste in new books).

In order to clarify: when I apply a filter data and save the file, the data is saved without filters applied. The same is true for conditionals. Only solution that I have found it is copy filtered data and paste in a new book.

How to set the language for formulas to English instead of the default Excel language?

2022-09-29T12:30:38Z

Excel 2007 is installed in French language. So all formulas are in French, which is not handy:

=RECHERCHEV(...)

instead of

=VLOOKUP(...)

Question: how to set the language to English for formulas, even if Excel is installed in French?

How to add confidence interval VALUES on an Excel graph?

2022-01-28T21:01:13Z

I've created a "stacked line with markers" on Excel. Is there a way to label each marker point with its confidence interval values? The confidence intervals are so large than showing them visually doesn't really make sense (can't really see trends anymore).

Thank you

Kali Linux - Can't move or resize my terminal

2021-09-16T10:43:18Z

I have the following problem.

I logged into my linux account, opened the terminal and tried to resize it and it didn't even show the resize icon. After not being able to resize my terminal I tried to move it which also didn't work. I use virtual box if it helps.

Is there a possibility, to reset the settings in a way that it would let me resize and move it again?

Picture. on the right, my regular terminal (that has a problem), on the left the root terminal that works fine

How to make Windows Snipping Tool always save image instead of just putting it in clipboard

2021-01-06T17:32:47Z

I take many screenshots on my Windows 10 laptop.

I sometimes use Windows Snipping Tool (Win+Shift+S) which opens the little bar at the top and you can take a snip of the window, whole screen or custom selected part of it. Now the problem is that it only saves the picture in clipboard. To save it as an image somewhere, people paste it in Paint and save to a file, which is too much to do.

I tried using the Windows Game Bar Capture (Win+G and then capture button) settings, but that only allows whole screen to be snipped.

So how to make snip tool save your picture somewhere? Is there a shorter way?

What is this 4x1 pin connector that connects my SD card drive to my motherboard

2020-12-09T18:55:53Z

Recently, I decided to upgrade an old HP Pavillon computer that we bought ten years ago with a new motherboard, CPU and RAM. Although the RAM has not yet arrived, I connected all the cables to their associated header and I was able to connect all the cables but one. This is the cable:

The black connector leads to the SD card reader on the front panel of the case. The white connector used to lead to the old motherboard, but unfortunately, while disassembling, I lost track of where. Does anyone know where I would stick the white 4x1 connector please, and what it is called?

How to limit I/O Disk Usage for WSL2 instances?

2020-08-03T10:07:01Z

I want to limit the disk usage of the Linux subsystem. Usage means: limit input and output operations, not the memory consumed by an instance.

I'm trying to build huge projects that may issue extreme input and output operations on the WSL while still being able to use Windows normally.

I already limited the RAM and CPU usage using the .wslconfig file, but I don't know how I can limit the disk usage without changing my Windows installation. I already found this thread about limiting disk usage per application, but this won't work here, because the WSL accesses the file system using the Windows system, meaning the high disk usage is registered as "System". Limiting that would slow down my whole Windows environment.

So how can I limit the disk usage of WSL without affecting any other programs?

Why can't I shrink a virtual disk in Hyper-V

2017-05-11T20:10:50Z

I have a virtual machine running Ubuntu 12.04 which I created using Hyper-V in a Windows 8.1 host. At one point, I had a very large file in my virtual machine which caused my dynamically expanding hard drive to grow to almost 200 GB. Since then, I have removed the file and I am trying to shrink the hard drive file back down. As you can see from this screenshot of GParted from within Ubuntu, I am not using a lot of disk storage:

I tried using the "compact disk" option within Hyper-V settings; however, this did not affect the size of the vhdx file in the host which remains close to 200 GB in size. I also tried following these instructions for using Windows' diskpart utility, but this also had no effect. Am I missing something? Is there something else I can try?

Moving user profile disks in a 2012 R2 RDS environment

2017-01-24T23:36:36Z

I have a situation whereby I have deployed a 2012 R2 RDS environment utilizing user profile disks.

Everything has been good so far, except I made a mistake and stored the UPD's on the DC, so I'm seeing intermittent AD issues due to the NIC on the DC being throttled to high hell and back.

I have deployed a new VM specifically for the purpose of holding the UPD's, however I don't know (and cant seem to find) a straight answer to whether or not I can just move these puppies and get away with it.

I assumed the process would be copy files from the source location to the destination, share the new location, then edit the collection settings in RDS changing the 'location' value under 'User Profile Disks'.

I have read articles which suggested people have seen permissions errors and such like with UPD's which got me a bit itchy, as this is a production environment.

Any suggestions/advice appriciated.

How to start with boot disk selection without access to Apple keyboard

2016-01-18T18:52:20Z

I am trying to install from a bootable USB containing an installer for Mac OS X El Capitan on a Mac Mini. Normally I would hold Option while booting to gain access to a screen where I can select from the bootable USB or the internal hard drive (or any other bootable disks). The problem is that I don't currently have access to an Apple keyboard.

I have tried setting the USB to the bootable volume using bless, but that doesn't boot into the installer.

Is there a way to force the machine to boot to that selection? Perhaps certain boot flags could be set using the nvram command. Help is appreciated.

How to block specific URL in SquidGuard in pfSense?

2015-11-26T06:23:02Z

I don't understand, how to utilize SquidGuard in pfSense?

Suppose I wish to ban domain XXX.COM

I go to Target Categories page and created new category TestCategory with the single domain XXX.COM inside.

The I go to Common ACL page and the open Target Rules List and enter deny into TestCategory row.

Is this correct?

Unfortunately, I am still able to open XXX.COM site.

Also I noticed some ambiguity in the configuration options: I can config redirect mode both on category page and on ACL page. How to know, which one works?

How to create Windows 10 installation USB for a Mac without Bootcamp Assistant?

2015-08-28T18:41:15Z

I'm trying to install Windows 10 x64 on a Mac Pro (3,1). The Mac doesn't have OS X installed so I don't have access to Bootcamp Assistant. I tried the following:

Windows 7 USB DVD Download Tool
- creates a NTFS USB and doesn't show up in Mac's boot selection screen (pressing option at boot)
diskpart + xcopy
- creates a FAT32 USB. It only shows EFI Boot (the UEFI boot) at the boot selection screen but not Windows (the MBR boot)

Did I miss something obvious here?

PSEXEC remote to Win 10 - No process is on the other end of the pipe

2015-07-30T11:22:09Z

I tried to use PSEXEC from Windows 7 to Windows 10 PRO (not the preview).

PsExec.exe -i 1 -u myuser -p mypass \\xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx cmd

Output

Error communicating with PsExec service on xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx
No process is on the other end of the pipe.

I have only one admin user (myuser) on the remote machine.

I can see the service PSEXESVC.exe being created and running. I stopped it, tried again, same result.

*I am using the same command and same config (firewall disabled, LocalAccountTokenFilterPolicy to 1) on XP, Win7, Win8, Win10Preview without issue.

Auto calculate tasks in MS Project

2014-07-01T08:12:07Z

I have two tasks, named Task 1 and Task 2.

Task 2 has two dependancies:

it must start on a specific date (later than the start of Task 1)
it must finish at the exact time of Task's 1 finish FF

I created these dependancies without any problem, wrote them in Predecessors column, but the problem is that the duration of Task 1 may vary, so when i am changind it's duration, Task 2 is not keeping both of the dependancies, only the FF one. Even in the Advanced tab of this task i wrote must start on a specific date. I managed to to something, inserted another task between these two, let's call it Task 3.

I deleted any dependencies of Task 2, set it to auto schedule and then gave it two dependencies. Task 1 "FF" and Task 3 "SS". Problem is that when i am changing the duration of Task 1, Task 2 is still not auto calculating it's own duration and sticks with the FF function only. But if i click on the Predecessors column and then respect links, it's working. Anyhow, i have have multiple tasks like Task 2 along the project so it's uncomfortable to insert so many Task 3 workarounds ...

So, here is what i need from this task: To keep the specified start date, to keep the FF dependency and automatically calculate it's duration if i will change the Task 1 dates. Any help?

How to fix drag-n-drop in Teamviewer from remote Windows 8 machine to local Windows 7?

2013-10-24T12:22:45Z

I am on W7 machine connected to W8 machine. Trying to drag files from W8 to local W7 machine - not working, but works the other way around. Anyone has seen this before? Is there any fix to this? I disable UAC on W8, problem did not go. Files can be dragged within W8 window but not outside it between computers.

What is the correct way to kill a vncsession in linux?

2013-02-11T05:50:52Z

When I run the following command in my remote linux box that I connect to from my windows 7 laptop via VNC I get the following :

 [subhrcho@slc04lyo ~]$ ps -ef|grep vnc
subhrcho 20113 19804  0 21:40 pts/8    00:00:00 grep vnc
subhrcho 27486     1  0 Jan28 ?        00:05:35 Xvnc :1 -desktop slc04lyo:1 (subhrcho) -httpd /usr/share/vnc/classes -auth /home/subhrcho/.Xauthority -geometry 1680x1050 -depth 16 -rfbwait 30000 -rfbauth /home/subhrcho/.vnc/passwd -rfbport 5901 -pn
subhrcho 27493     1  0 Jan28 ?        00:00:00 vncconfig -iconic

How can I kill this session elegantly ? I know kill -9 <pid> would do it but I think that is a forceful clean and might lead to corrupted files .

P.S: I also read from this source to use the kill option from vncserver but not sure how to figure out display#.

Is there a Linux equivalent to Windows' SysPrep

2012-08-17T20:25:38Z

Coming into a large number of old PCs that I want to be able to wipe the drives and reload with a "Factory" install of Linux on the HDD.

These machines have no CD-ROMs, so I am looking for something similar to a SysPrep in Windows, and then use FOG to capture the image and redistribute.

Anyone know the preferred method to take an existing system and clone it but have it boot up as if it were a brand new install? IE - ask for username, password, etc.

Specifically, is there a process for RHEL\CentOS & Ubuntu? Procedures for [Open]SuSE and other distros would be nice, but these are the two (three) most pertinent to my current situation.

Is that possible to switch display to "Projector only"?

2012-08-05T15:38:36Z

There is a possibility to choose "Projector only" mode for dual monitors in Windows OS. Is there the same with Mac OS? I need this mode to watch movies from my flat TV. It has an issue of colors distortion if laptop is not in "Projector only" mode. Thank you very much for any help.

It is MacBook Pro with Lion on board.

How to fix Truecrypt MBR using Command Prompt or Linux live USB?

2012-03-09T13:02:54Z

I was playing with TrueCrypt and decided to make a fresh installation of Windows 7 from USB stick.

Unfortunately Windows 7 installer: "setup was unable to create a new system partition"

My entire HDD has been formatted and is visible as 320GB unallocated space, but no fdisk nor Windows 7 installer nor Windows XP installer could help. (Windows XP doesn't even see the HDD, it sees only USB stick and says "not enough space to install")

It may be related to Truecrypt and pre-boot authentification, boot loader and/or MBR. As I don't have optical device I could not have created rescue disk. Right now I need a rescue of some kind, supposingly by erasing/fixing MBR using Linux live USB or using Command Promt.

Another approach is to click "repair your comuter" menu from Windows 7 installer then click "restore your computer", then click OK upon error and get access to Command Prompt.

Yet another another approach is to start computer without Linux USB I receive this:

error:unknown filesystem.
grub rescue>

Any help would be greatly appreciated as my laptop is kind of not fully operational now.

UPDATE: This was asked long time ago, ended up formatting everything (eventually it worked using different bootable USB)...

Edit toolbar icons in Visual Studio 2010

2011-04-28T16:52:20Z

In previous versions of VS I could choose an icon that would display for a toolbar button so that it would take up less space. I could also draw a custom icon to use for commands.

How do I do that in vs2010?

How to import, export and edit bookmarks of a pdf file?

2011-04-28T06:17:22Z

I heard that bookmarks of a pdf file are stored in plain text somewhere in the file. I was wondering if it is possible to import and export bookmarks of a pdf file into and from a text file, for batch processing?

If yes, is there any description on the syntax for editing the text file containing bookmarks of a pdf file?

I was hoping for free software solutions for Ubuntu 10.10 and for Windows 7.

How to get rid of Excel pop up prompt when attempt to open an image? Office 2010

2011-04-26T20:15:03Z

How can i disable the popup warning when i attempt to open an image w/ my Excel spreadsheet? The button is hyper linked with relative path to the current directory, and each button is linked to either a .jpg or .png. However, every time the link is clicked this warning pops up. Is there a way to disable it in Excel? This is Office 2010.

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