Computer hints and tips

Not sure how you’d do that, John

Just tried to load a photo from the same place using my iPhone - that has been successful

All seems to be working ok now

What changed? Or did it just suddenly start to work? Bloomin' computers, eh!

No idea, Sir.

Don't know if this will help any of you, or if you are having the same problem. My Windows 10 computer, which I am about giving up on in favour of an Apple, has an SSD drive for my programs. Over the years this drive has got fuller and fuller although I was only running the same things as I always did. The red line had nearly reached the end. I had a message from Microsoft a few days ago saying there was not enough space for the new upgrade. Roy had a real go at it yesterday and found some software that gave him more information about what was on there. He found a load of files in Appdataroamingadobecommonmedia cache files. These added up to 35GB which was a lot of my SSD drive. Looking on the internet, these files can be deleted. They all appear to be a copy of things you do on Adobe. I have Photoshop. Apparently it is something that Adobe do but don't tell you about. Roy has deleted them and I have no problems. Windows have updated the software although I am not happy about the way that has changed things so am glad I am getting away from it when I can get all my stuff on the new Mac. Hope this helps somebody.

Hi Heathite, I know you've updated to say it's sorted now, but I've never been a fan of Adobe reader - it's a huge cumbersome programme and takes up a lot of space on your hard-drive, which has always puzzled me, as it's just a basic file reader! For the last few years I've always shunned Adobe and downloaded Sumatra PDF Reader instead. It's much quicker, free, and takes up a tiny fraction of the space. Here's a link to download it for you or anyone interested. Post copied from topic Wartime mystery scene on 23rd Nov 2020 9:06 pm

Hello Rob, thank you for the link, I've installed Sumatra and give it a test run. It works I was hoping someone could suggest an alternative to Adobe, thanks again, very kind of you.

Can anyone recommend a good alternative to Microsoft Word? Thanks.

Libre Office seems ok. Hi Heathite, I don't know if this is the best alternative but it's free so it's worth a try. Other options at Money Saving Expert Edited by member, 28th Nov 2020 8:23 am

Hello Helen, thank you, I'll give it a try

WPS (Chinese copy of microsoft) or Open Office

I've used Open Office for the past 5 years. The word processing and spreadsheets are compatible with Microsoft Office. It’s free.

Old Maps have introduced a monthly limit for maps. Can't say that I blame them.