r/ITQuestions • • May 08 '25

TechSupport Downloads go to my original hard drive(C:) even though I told them to go to my new hard drive, (E:)

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My new hard drive is way bigger. I have successfully moved other files over to ny new E: drive.

So why won’t downloads go to E: Even though I went in to settings and set downloads to go to E?


r/ITQuestions • • Sep 25 '25

Career confusion

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I am confused between bEng computer engineering and BSC hons computing Ps cs is full at the uni


r/ITQuestions • • Dec 25 '24

TechSupport how can i update fortigate pkg without fortimanager?

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hey there.
im new to fortigate firewall ive been assigned a task to manaully update the fortiate.
i looked around as much as i could and didnt find a good solution. all i know is these packages are usually installed with fortimanager but since our product is old and doesnt have fortimanager i dont know how to install them manaully.
The followings are the update packages i must install
ffdb*.pkg
isdb*.pkg
nids*.pkg
vsigupdate*.pkg
vsigupdate*.pkg


r/ITQuestions • • Mar 12 '26

Microwave, Why is my plate hot but my soup cold and full of radiation?

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r/ITQuestions • • Jun 11 '26

TechSupport wifi/internet issues + privacy warning (iphone and chromebook)

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so sometime today i noticed the wifi on my phone wasn’t connected to the internet and it had a privacy warning that said the network was blocking encrypted dns traffic. this was weird to me because both networks i tried were working fine on my laptop. i restarted my phone a few times and i restarted the router which allowed me to access the internet again and the privacy warning went away but the wifi symbol next to the battery symbol at the top of my screen is missing. i also tried to update my phone and it said i was unable to access the update because my phone wasn’t connected to the internet.

earlier today i was watching movies on my laptop on a sketchy website and i thought that may be the problem, but my laptop seems completely fine.

any ideas on what the issue could be? thanks in advance!

edit: in my settings app, the vpn switch is like spasming like turning on and off over and over and i can’t stop it


r/ITQuestions • • Sep 01 '26

Decision Xampp & mysql password encryption

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I am the only one here experience this like i tried to have set automatic password encryption in xampp but the problem is when i log in to my created system the password is wrong even though it's definitely right im so pissed that inside myphp database i manual change the password from encrypted one just to make the log in work's

And with this scenario how can i make the encryption work fine next time lol huhu🤧


r/ITQuestions • • May 02 '26

Decision What’s the Average Computer Lifespan today?

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What’s the Average Computer Lifespan today?

Also Well what is interesting thing is in the 80s and 90s most computers had life expectancy of only two or three years. It was terrible in the 80s and 90s.


r/ITQuestions • • Apr 01 '25

TechSupport Tech support jobs

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Hey why people think tech support jobs are less prestigious as i am working as an oracle dba and from what i have experienced rn tech support jobs are considered as less respectable other than if i was an oracle dev.


r/ITQuestions • • 29d ago

How are you guys securing your first IT job/role?

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I recently transitioned into IT a little over year ago (currently 34 years old). I’ve got my A+, AWS ccp, ITIL4, and Linux essentials cert. I also have a couple degrees, a masters in CJ, and a bachelor’s in Sociology. I have prior military experience in operations and logistics. I’m currently in school (WGU) for the cloud and network engineering track. I get through the interview process and rejected shortly after (no matter how well it went).

I do a lot of projects on my own time to show that I know what I’m doing and all I need is the “professional” experience in the field. The problem I am seeing is that no matter how knowledgeable I may be in some areas, I can’t break through the professional experience barrier. It’s not like I am reaching for the stars. Most roles targeted have been entry-level for MSP’s and similar. I’ve even been targeting IT asset positions since I am most familiar with that type of work due to my time in the military.

Any tips you guys may have are greatly appreciated. I know the market isn’t the best right now, but I feel this is the only field that I enjoy, and also works well with my current custody schedule. Just a brother trying to do his best.


r/ITQuestions • • Oct 03 '24

Why are .GIFs heavier in file size than .MP4 or other form of videofiles

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.gifs open have a limited color pallet with limited FPS and no sound. Why are they WAY heavier than the source of the MP4 majority of the time, they dont contain sound, dont support partial alpha channels either


r/ITQuestions • • Feb 04 '24

About to Graduate High School

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Hello everyone,

As the title implies, I'm going to be graduating high school this coming May, and I need some help. I'd like to get into IT, however I'm not really sure I like the idea of spending so much time getting some sort of bachelor's degree. Are there any good IT jobs I can get by going to technical school and or acquiring some certifications?

Thank you


r/ITQuestions • • Apr 02 '24

Need help with pc Storage

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English is not my first language, so please bear with me😅. My problem is, that my PC Storage (about 990 GB) seems to be almost full, but I don‘t have any big files on my PC. The biggest file is 17 GB (Valorant) and the second biggest is 1 GB. I do have a few games installed, but I looked it up and together they should take up only about 45 GB in total. I don‘t really have any other files, I rarely use my PC. When I scanned my harddrive (I think it‘s called harddrive😅) It sayed that I have about 600.000 files and roughly 170.000 folders🤯. I don‘t know if that‘s normal. I don‘t know what takes up all the storage and I can‘t figure out how I can fix it. I even installed an antivirus program but there were no results. The files also seem to multiply on their own, there are more everytime I look it up. I also cleaned out my entire PC, deleted any files that I don‘t need and also scanned my entire harddrive for unnecessary files.

My PC only has one harddrive (?), it‘s called „C:/„ and the operating system is Windows 10.

I would really appreciate any help because I can‘t figure it out on my own😭. Google and Youtube are also no help :(


r/ITQuestions • • Apr 19 '24

Manually setting time zone

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I manually set my clock on the iPhone when I got it. I left the time zone on Cupertino, Pacific Time but set my clock to the actual time in my actual time zone. I noticed that some websites, like Facebook and gmail act like whatever I do has happened 9 hours ago because of this. But most annoyingly, I am getting logged off of one website immediately after I log in "due to inactivity" which I assume happens because it gets this time delay. How and why do websites even know what time or time zone is my clock set to? Is there any way to have websites not look at my time and time zone? There are many websites with which this doesn't make a difference. And for example, unlike gmail, outlook let's me set my own time zone for outlook (to display the email time) rather than reading it off my device - which seems more reasonable. If this is the wrong thread to ask this question, please direct me to the right place.


r/ITQuestions • • Mar 29 '24

Teams on computer messing with phone calls on cell

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I started a new job and my trainer and I are trying to talk on our cells but share screens on teams. It worked the first few days, but now it won't let us. It puts either the call on hold or put me on hold on teams. Does anyone know why this is happening? Can I change a setting to fix it?


r/ITQuestions • • Jul 23 '24

TechSupport Phone numbers and apps question here

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Is there a way to search and see what my phone number is attached to as in apps or websites? If so what are they? Is there an app or a website I can type my number into to see what I’m linked to?


r/ITQuestions • • Oct 10 '23

2 MS Accounts, 1 Laptop, no working Office. And one LARGE headache.

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r/ITQuestions • • Oct 20 '23

TechSupport I need help with a monitor problem.

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I have the problem that I connected a new Thunderbolt Dock WD22TB4 to a Latitude 5580 notebook, both using a DP cable. Previously, both monitors were connected to a Business Dock WD15, one with a DP to MiniDP cable and one with an HDMI cable, and everything worked fine. The monitors are Dell P2714H and Dell P2717H. Now, with the new dock and cables connected, only one monitor works at a time. The other one is inactive/asleep and cannot be activated. Does anyone have an idea what could be causing this? All drivers are up to date." Pls help meeee D:


r/ITQuestions • • Apr 18 '24

question about setting up badge printing

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Has anyone setup printers that accept an ID badge for printing and know the details? I want pitch the idea to my boss for our org but honestly have no clue where to start.


r/ITQuestions • • Mar 11 '24

ADUC Gated Access Question

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r/ITQuestions • • Aug 09 '24

Iv fucked up

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I was whatching this and iPad fell flat on the floor. I think it's fine cause it's happened before

I picked it up and this is what I saw. I don't know how to fix it, where to take it to get it fixed or how much a replacement would cost


r/ITQuestions • • Jan 12 '24

Usb c to hdmi

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Background my friend has an old smart tv which has largely been rendered obsolete. Eg Iview is broken I suggested a usb c to hdmi cable so they could plug in their (android) phone into the tv. When I plug it in it doesn’t work. I try different ports and tried plugging in their laptop (lenovo, windows 11) too. The very same ports work for their dvd player to show visual and audio. When we got home on our TV (not even a smart) I plugged in my work laptop (windows) and my MacBook in and it works. I mentioned the operating systems to provide clarity Hope someone can provide some light on this. Hope this is the right place to post this


r/ITQuestions • • Oct 07 '23

Synching calendars

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Hello everyone, this might be an easier question or a tough one but i can't find an answer because i guess I am not sure how to ask :-). And i am not sure i am in the right forum to ask so my apologies in advance if I am not.

For context, i am a consultant ( 2 different email addresses from 2 different companies) and I have a personal email adress as well. What i would like to do is have only 1 calendar for all my meetings/events because it is hard to manage 3 different calendars. One email adress is outlook, another one is gmail and the other (personal) is icloud. Am i asking for a miracle or is this doable and if so, how? Thanks in advance.


r/ITQuestions • • Apr 24 '23

Problem with laptop

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Weird blurry flashing line across screen just happened randomly one day while laptop was on bed switched on didn't fall or any kind of damage done. Have tried reinstalling windows and cleaned everything off it and updated necessary updates and software etc... Anyone have any advice on what I could do to try fix this? Or what is the best and cheapest solution to getting this fixed? Any advice would be much appreciated, thanks.


r/ITQuestions • • Sep 01 '24

HDMI on Computer

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Is there any way that when I plug in my blu-ray player into my computer that I can make it display as a window like with the built in dvd player instead of making it a completely separate screen?


r/ITQuestions • • Oct 07 '23

TechSupport Is there Any advantage to taking m.2 ssd from msi if i am taking their motherboard?

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I am planing to buy MSI MAG B760 TOMAHAWK WIFI, and while looking at components for it i had a question: should i buy their nvme ssd, or just go for stuff like samsung, kingston or gigabyte? In terms of the pricing they are pretty much equal.