May 24

Windows: Windows 10/11 An application is missing from all screens when using multiple monitors


1. Use alt + tab to put the focus on the application

2. Goto to the menu bar and place the cursor over the application.  The preview of the application should automatically pop up.  If it does not alt + tab to it a second time to try and regain focus.

3. On the preview of the picture right click then click maximize.

4. The application will now maximize onto the screen it was last ran on.

5. Exit the application and then restart it.

6. The application will start maximized.  On the title bar of the application, on the far right side, click on the restore icon, left of the X.

7. Your application should be back to normal.

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May 24

Linux: Force a filesystem check (old and new way) 


Systems with init.d:

1. touch /forcefsck
2. reboot 


Systems with systemd:

1. check the current tune2fs setting
sudo tune2fs -l /dev/nvme0n1p3 | grep 'Maximum mount'

2. Set tune2fs to check
sudo tune2fs -c 1 /dev/nvme0n1p3

3. reboot

On reboot the drive partition will be scanned

4. After loggin back in set the system back:
sudo tune2fs -c -1 /dev/nvme0n1p2
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May 19

Linux: Clearing journalctl logs to free up space 

One of the fastest ways to create some free space especially if you have ran our of drive space is to vacuum your journalctl logs.

Vacuum by time:
journalctl --vacuum-time=1d

Vaccum by log size (log size after the command has completed):
journalctl --vacuum-size=250M
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