Today I am binning Microsoft
Discussion
Louis Balfour said:
The problem is more with your comprehension than my explanation. However feel free not to comment further..
It really isn't, you don't understand the problem well enough to be able to articulate it, but you're just angry because you can't work it. Have you even tried anything anyone has suggested or are we simply shouting into the void?
Condi said:
Louis Balfour said:
The problem is more with your comprehension than my explanation. However feel free not to comment further..
It really isn't, you don't understand the problem well enough to be able to articulate it, but you're just angry because you can't work it. Have you even tried anything anyone has suggested or are we simply shouting into the void?
Louis Balfour said:
Read the thread properly and you will find out.
Really, wow? I've probably contributed as much, if not more than anyone else, with screenshots and suggestions, non of which you've either understood or acted on. If that's all the thanks you want give, go f
k yourself 
Louis Balfour said:
This PC>Documents>Subfolders for each business>Subfolders for type of document.
Fairly sure that’s where it stems from if your pc account in inextricably linked to your MS account.The link to OneDrive is not a link to the cloud necessarily. It’s a link to the application called OneDrive and as such will show you all your files and you can check whether they are local, in the cloud or both.
If you want to keep your files outside of OneDrive put them in some other local folder you create like c:\mys
t\Then back that up with your 1990s Zip Drive or whatever you use.
MikeHo said:
If you want to keep your files outside of OneDrive put them in some other local folder you create like c:\myst\
Then back that up with your 1990s Zip Drive or whatever you use.
Oh god this is so accurate t\Then back that up with your 1990s Zip Drive or whatever you use.
I'm responsible for hundreds of PCs and we make a huge point of explicitly telling people to use OneDrive and do NOT put your stuff in some random place like C:\Mys
t that you'll lose if your SSD dies or you screw up.Oddly we don't get anyone coming to us saying OneDrive has eaten their documents.
We do get people coming to us saying they screwed up and didn't do what we told them and is there anything we can do to get their data back.
Condi said:
Louis Balfour said:
Read the thread properly and you will find out.
Really, wow? I've probably contributed as much, if not more than anyone else, with screenshots and suggestions, non of which you've either understood or acted on. If that's all the thanks you want give, go f
k yourself Don’t think I am not grateful. But at the moment the plan remains the to bin MS. During your diligent re-reading you won’t have missed the part where I said I may get someone in to assist me.
Condi said:
Really, wow? I've probably contributed as much, if not more than anyone else, with screenshots and suggestions, non of which you've either understood or acted on.
If that's all the thanks you want give, go fk yourself
I think a lot of people have tried, Condi, but it seems fairly pointless here. Unfortunately, there seems a common attitude with a substantial group of older men, usually those who have been in fairly powerful roles in their day and now feel a little lost, where everything is somebody else's fault. I am determined to try not to become like this as I get older.If that's all the thanks you want give, go f
k yourself This thread has reached peak Help Desk.
The End User has described the problem as it affects him
The Help Desk have explained the solution in technical terms that make no sense to the End User
Every armchair expert and his dog have offered solutions based on their experience as an End User
The End User has thrown his toys out the pram because the IT Help Desk isn't helping
The IT Help Desk have slammed the phone down
The End User has described the problem as it affects him
The Help Desk have explained the solution in technical terms that make no sense to the End User
Every armchair expert and his dog have offered solutions based on their experience as an End User
The End User has thrown his toys out the pram because the IT Help Desk isn't helping
The IT Help Desk have slammed the phone down
Fore Left said:
This thread has reached peak Help Desk.
The End User has described the problem as it affects him
The Help Desk have explained the solution in technical terms that make no sense to the End User
Every armchair expert and his dog have offered solutions based on their experience as an End User
The End User screams at the helpdesk that he "has a 2:1 from a Russell group university and can work a screwdriver"
The IT Help Desk have slammed the phone down
ftfyThe End User has described the problem as it affects him
The Help Desk have explained the solution in technical terms that make no sense to the End User
Every armchair expert and his dog have offered solutions based on their experience as an End User
The End User screams at the helpdesk that he "has a 2:1 from a Russell group university and can work a screwdriver"
The IT Help Desk have slammed the phone down
zippy3x said:
Fore Left said:
This thread has reached peak Help Desk.
The End User has described the problem as it affects him
The Help Desk have explained the solution in technical terms that make no sense to the End User
Every armchair expert and his dog have offered solutions based on their experience as an End User
The End User screams at the helpdesk that he "has a 2:1 from a Russell group university and can work a screwdriver"
The IT Help Desk have slammed the phone down
ftfyThe End User has described the problem as it affects him
The Help Desk have explained the solution in technical terms that make no sense to the End User
Every armchair expert and his dog have offered solutions based on their experience as an End User
The End User screams at the helpdesk that he "has a 2:1 from a Russell group university and can work a screwdriver"
The IT Help Desk have slammed the phone down
Louis Balfour said:
zippy3x said:
Fore Left said:
This thread has reached peak Help Desk.
The End User has described the problem as it affects him
The Help Desk have explained the solution in technical terms that make no sense to the End User
Every armchair expert and his dog have offered solutions based on their experience as an End User
The End User screams at the helpdesk that he "has a 2:1 from a Russell group university and can work a screwdriver"
The IT Help Desk have slammed the phone down
ftfyThe End User has described the problem as it affects him
The Help Desk have explained the solution in technical terms that make no sense to the End User
Every armchair expert and his dog have offered solutions based on their experience as an End User
The End User screams at the helpdesk that he "has a 2:1 from a Russell group university and can work a screwdriver"
The IT Help Desk have slammed the phone down
bhstewie said:
hstewie said:MikeHo said:
If you want to keep your files outside of OneDrive put them in some other local folder you create like c:\myst\
Then back that up with your 1990s Zip Drive or whatever you use.
Oh god this is so accurate t\Then back that up with your 1990s Zip Drive or whatever you use.
I'm responsible for hundreds of PCs and we make a huge point of explicitly telling people to use OneDrive and do NOT put your stuff in some random place like C:\Mys
t that you'll lose if your SSD dies or you screw up.Oddly we don't get anyone coming to us saying OneDrive has eaten their documents.
We do get people coming to us saying they screwed up and didn't do what we told them and is there anything we can do to get their data back.
bhstewie said:
hstewie said: "Let's just empty your Recycle Bin"
"Can I go through it first please there's stuff I need in there"
I've seen things you people wouldn't believe
I had to have words with Mrs Harpoon when she told me that she used Deleted Items in Outlook as her filing system of things to keep! "Can I go through it first please there's stuff I need in there"
I've seen things you people wouldn't believe
Once I'd given her a lesson in creating folders in her Inbox, she ended up giving lessons to her colleagues who also used Deleted Items for storage...
Panamax said:
Question: how long should a device last?
Internet suggests three years and upwards, depending on you commitment to updates etc. To my mind it's extraordinary that Microsoft gets away with making stuff redundant every two or three years.
What a load of BS. Or maybe I need to tell my PC that’s been running 8 years 24x7x365. Internet suggests three years and upwards, depending on you commitment to updates etc. To my mind it's extraordinary that Microsoft gets away with making stuff redundant every two or three years.
If you buy a laptop for £300 don’t expect it to last as long as one for £1k. if you buy an apple laptop it won’t cost you £300. There is no real difference when comparing Price/quality equivalent products between apple/ms
sparkyhx said:
Panamax said:
Question: how long should a device last?
Internet suggests three years and upwards, depending on you commitment to updates etc. To my mind it's extraordinary that Microsoft gets away with making stuff redundant every two or three years.
What a load of BS. Or maybe I need to tell my PC that’s been running 8 years 24x7x365. Internet suggests three years and upwards, depending on you commitment to updates etc. To my mind it's extraordinary that Microsoft gets away with making stuff redundant every two or three years.
If you buy a laptop for £300 don’t expect it to last as long as one for £1k. if you buy an apple laptop it won’t cost you £300. There is no real difference when comparing Price/quality equivalent products between apple/ms
sparkyhx said:
If you buy a laptop for £300 don’t expect it to last as long as one for £1k. if you buy an apple laptop it won’t cost you £300. There is no real difference when comparing Price/quality equivalent products between apple/ms
Yep agreed.I have a Dell XPS which came preloaded with Ubuntu but they did a Windows version of it (of course) I think it was around £750 in sale, had it for about 7 years now and its still going strong.
sparkyhx said:
If you buy a laptop for £300 don’t expect it to last as long as one for £1k. if you buy an apple laptop it won’t cost you £300. There is no real difference when comparing Price/quality equivalent products between apple/ms
There is - a £3K Dell is still a piece of sht when compared to an M1 Macbook. I have no idea why Dell are the go-to supplier for most companies as they really are terrible. The one I have requires (gets) regular BIOS updates, has had a faulty usb-c doc (due to overheating), has faulty usb-c ports (intermittent connection drops for a second or so), crashes and is generally really really slow.
I used to blame MS Windows but I now believe my use of Windows has been tainted by Dell.
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