Posts Tagged ‘Windows’

Windows batch file to delete old files and remove empty directories recursively

Here is a Windows batch file that finds and deletes old files under a specific directory. In a second step the script removes folders that became empty after deleting the (old) files. Note that the scripts works recursively, i.e. it searches for old files and empty folders in any subdirectory under the specified path. One [...]

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Windows 7: How to edit hosts file

To edit the hosts file on a Windows 7 system just follow the instructions below: Press Windows-Key or click on Windows icon Search for “cmd.exe“ Press Strg+Shift+Return or right click on cmd.exe and select “Run as administrator” Confirm the Windows UAC dialog. Run notepad %systemroot%\system32\drivers\etc\hosts Edit the hosts file and save the changes Close the [...]

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CrashPlan PRO & Windows: How to connect to a remote (headless) CrashPlan PRO client running on Linux

To configure a remote (headless) Linux CrashPlan PRO client with a Windows system follow the step by step instructions below after you have installed CrashPlan PRO on your Windows and the remote system. Close the CrashPlan Application if it is open (you do not need to end the CrashPlan background backup service). Download plink.exe from [...]

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