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Change the iPhone/iPod backup to another drive in windows OS

1. Move the “Backup” folder from the “C:UsersAppDataRoamingApple ComputerMobileSync” location and place to an external drive, let’s say to “D:itunes”. 2. Open command prompt from Start –> Run and type – mklink /J “C:UsersAppDataRoamingApple ComputerMobileSyncBackup” “D:itunesBackup” after successfully done, u will get a msg –Junction created for C:UsersAppDataRoamingApple ComputerMobileSyncBackup <<===>> D:itunesBackup” and will create a…

Check and Stop sharing folders or a drive

————————————————————————————————————————- To stop sharing a folder by using the Windows interface 1) Open Computer Management, To do so, click Start, then right-click Computer, and then click Manage. 2) If the User Account Control dialog box appears, confirm that the action it displays is what you want, and then click Yes. 3) In the console tree,…

Solution – Folders displayed as shortcuts

————————————————————————————————————————- Sometimes due to virus in system, folders appear as shortcut files and when we try open nothing gets open, to avoid this – Navigate to the file explorer where the folders displayed as shortcut files. Click on Tools –> Folder Options –> View tab Uncheck the “Hide Protected operating system files (Recommended)” option. You…

Software LifeCycle

Life Cycles of a software: SOFTWARE DEVELOPMENT LIFE CYCLE: CRS (Customer Requirement Specification) SRS (System Requirement Specification) Planning & Analysis Design (High level (In brief) & Low level (In detail)) Coding Testing Implementation Maintenance SOFTWARE TESTING LIFE CYCLE: Req Specification Req Analysis Test Plan (Schedule, Features to be tested) Test Cases Test Execution Bug Reporting…