Thank you for saying this out loud. It's absolutely NOT gatekeeping to say this but a lot of people assume that the younger generations are all computer literate because they were given an ipad to babysit them as soon as they were born. Yes, some of them are computer geeks like I was a computer geek growing up and they build their own systems, know how to code, edit video, etc. but the average casual user today seems to know way less than the average user from previous generations about how basic things work under the hood and that's something that needs to be addressed. I've run across teenagers who don't even know what a router is - I'm not talking about the internal workings of a NAT or subnets either; They literally didn't know what I was talking about when I asked them where their router was located (I needed to plug in the IOT hub I was there to install) and they haven't put much thought into where their internet comes from.
Great video! As someone in my late 20s who went back to college, I find myself explaining this exact topic to early 20 y/os in my IT classes shockingly often. I might just send them this video from now on, not only to save me some trouble but also because Scott explains it in such a fantastic way!
Wow! I'm decades removed from a corporate job with a computer company. I've not kept up with technology. This explanation was ON POINT! You filled in a lot of the gaps in my technical knowledge.
These videos are going to be one day saved in Digital History. Companies pushes users to be more consumers than creators. Unfortunately that leaves a huge gap in knowledge for younger generation and not many of them would spend time to learn these. Just what you would expect from Scott. Sharing and help others learn without being judgemental.
You know you’re getting older when…..seriously this blew my mind. I guess I grew up with the advent of the internet and personal computer. I guess I should feel privileged I have such knowledge by default 😅
I always thought it was funny when they started selling usb drives next to the batteries and lighters in the grocery store checkout. It's part of everyday life now but not everyone understands the fundamentals. Great tutorial!
One way I was able to explain my daughter is ask her to open stuff without connecting to Internet which cleared her confusion on what is on her device and what is not!
These videos are awesome! For those who snobb at this type of content if you cannot explain something to a 5 year old you may not know what you are talking about Scott is doing awesome content.
I just shared this video to my younger colleagues. Very well explained and in the first minutes it took me back to my high school years, working in MS DOS
Good video, thank you. Suggestion for future tutorial: Backup rule of three. All my main files are in onedrive, in (I hope) a well-structured directory system. Windows 11. About 500 Gb. I don't care about program files -- if I lost everything I would reinstall from the maker's website using my installation code numbers. I am retired and my documents are a hobby, so my stuff isn't life and death: once a month I back it up. My preferred system for this would be: take external drive, WIndows-copy everything over from onedrive, delete the previous month's back up. Repeat next month with another external drive. But Windows won't copy over a large volume of files -- it claims there isn't enough space on the external drive (although there clearly is). Is there a better way to do this? I'm nervous about incremental backups in proprietary software, because I can't verify that the backup is really there ... In my system I can just open a random backed-up file off the external drive to "prove" that it is there. Thanks for any guidance.
@@Strammeiche There's something very comforting about having all your files on your machine. They're safe... and when they're elsewhere, that feels somehow like I'm being deceived. Especially if I was "pushed", as Scott put it, by Windows to start using it without understanding it. And I'm not concerned about running out of space... mass storage is extremely cheap, and moreover, when my drive is full is how I know it's time to simplify my life
Thank you for this video. I belong to the floppy disk era and hence this was very insightful. The tips on freeing space which enables to delete the file from the local hard disk and keep it only in the cloud was something I was looking for so many years I found it today. I wish Microsoft had named something different like enabling offline access only. The free space option always gave an anxiety it will totally delete the file from everywhere
@Scott one more query. why doesn't the bracket option of the file size indicating that its in cloud (Onedrive) show in the Powershell enviornment. I checked only shows in the normal Windows Prompt (cmd.exe) option. Is there any config to be done on the Powershell enviornment for this
Hey, I knew all this, EXCEPT, the file size showing in parens if it was a placeholder only. Thanks for that. I assume it shows that way in powershell as well.
Thank you for taking efforts to make things understood by everyone. P.S. I am the only one who thinks sound of video can be louder, without headphones I can't hear clearly. You are too soft-spoken ☺️
Another great video, new generation might also not understand FAT, FAT32. it was fun to move from Windows 98 to Windows 2000 esp when you want to continue with original MS-DOS as dual boot. pl have some videos of file system of tablets (Android and iOS) + Difference between more different file systems. Windows is coming up with ReFS how it will better than NTFS
Or just go out of business. Things can change very quickly. Where are my books? Movies? Music? Data for my business? Oh, it was on that company’s cloud, and they just shut down operations.
Thank you for saying this out loud. It's absolutely NOT gatekeeping to say this but a lot of people assume that the younger generations are all computer literate because they were given an ipad to babysit them as soon as they were born. Yes, some of them are computer geeks like I was a computer geek growing up and they build their own systems, know how to code, edit video, etc. but the average casual user today seems to know way less than the average user from previous generations about how basic things work under the hood and that's something that needs to be addressed. I've run across teenagers who don't even know what a router is - I'm not talking about the internal workings of a NAT or subnets either; They literally didn't know what I was talking about when I asked them where their router was located (I needed to plug in the IOT hub I was there to install) and they haven't put much thought into where their internet comes from.
Such a great presenter, knowledgeable guy, and lovely person. This man's lifework is the template of a healthy, generous internet. 👌
Great video! As someone in my late 20s who went back to college, I find myself explaining this exact topic to early 20 y/os in my IT classes shockingly often. I might just send them this video from now on, not only to save me some trouble but also because Scott explains it in such a fantastic way!
Wow! I'm decades removed from a corporate job with a computer company. I've not
kept up with technology. This explanation was ON POINT! You filled in a lot of the gaps in my technical knowledge.
content request: symlinks and how they work across filesystems, especially via WSL
thanks 🙏
These videos are going to be one day saved in Digital History. Companies pushes users to be more consumers than creators. Unfortunately that leaves a huge gap in knowledge for younger generation and not many of them would spend time to learn these.
Just what you would expect from Scott. Sharing and help others learn without being judgemental.
You know you’re getting older when…..seriously this blew my mind. I guess I grew up with the advent of the internet and personal computer. I guess I should feel privileged I have such knowledge by default 😅
I always thought it was funny when they started selling usb drives next to the batteries and lighters in the grocery store checkout. It's part of everyday life now but not everyone understands the fundamentals. Great tutorial!
One way I was able to explain my daughter is ask her to open stuff without connecting to Internet which cleared her confusion on what is on her device and what is not!
These videos are awesome! For those who snobb at this type of content if you cannot explain something to a 5 year old you may not know what you are talking about Scott is doing awesome content.
I appreciate that!
I just shared this video to my younger colleagues. Very well explained and in the first minutes it took me back to my high school years, working in MS DOS
Ignorance is not bliss, absolutely... And it can be enlightening. Thank you, sir...
Good video, thank you. Suggestion for future tutorial: Backup rule of three. All my main files are in onedrive, in (I hope) a well-structured directory system. Windows 11. About 500 Gb. I don't care about program files -- if I lost everything I would reinstall from the maker's website using my installation code numbers. I am retired and my documents are a hobby, so my stuff isn't life and death: once a month I back it up. My preferred system for this would be: take external drive, WIndows-copy everything over from onedrive, delete the previous month's back up. Repeat next month with another external drive. But Windows won't copy over a large volume of files -- it claims there isn't enough space on the external drive (although there clearly is). Is there a better way to do this? I'm nervous about incremental backups in proprietary software, because I can't verify that the backup is really there ... In my system I can just open a random backed-up file off the external drive to "prove" that it is there. Thanks for any guidance.
The cloud gives me anxiety and I think I might need therapy
How come?
@@Strammeiche There's something very comforting about having all your files on your machine. They're safe... and when they're elsewhere, that feels somehow like I'm being deceived. Especially if I was "pushed", as Scott put it, by Windows to start using it without understanding it. And I'm not concerned about running out of space... mass storage is extremely cheap, and moreover, when my drive is full is how I know it's time to simplify my life
Found your channel as a recommendation from Mark Price. Great content, definitely learned a lot. Thank you Scott
you can write "cmd" in the explorer path input and terminal would open for the current open dir.
Also what do you use to blur your screen? Thank you so much.
basically, in Linux OS, line endings are represented by '
', while in Windows OS, they are represented by '
'?
Excellent video scott! These videos really helped on my last year of a degree 😊
Thank you for this video. I belong to the floppy disk era and hence this was very insightful. The tips on freeing space which enables to delete the file from the local hard disk and keep it only in the cloud was something I was looking for so many years I found it today. I wish Microsoft had named something different like enabling offline access only. The free space option always gave an anxiety it will totally delete the file from everywhere
@Scott one more query. why doesn't the bracket option of the file size indicating that its in cloud (Onedrive) show in the Powershell enviornment. I checked only shows in the normal Windows Prompt (cmd.exe) option. Is there any config to be done on the Powershell enviornment for this
Hey, I knew all this, EXCEPT, the file size showing in parens if it was a placeholder only. Thanks for that. I assume it shows that way in powershell as well.
The perfect video to send to my parents. Thank you sir.
Very well explained! I already know these things, but it's a pleasure to view your videos. And I've learned better how to explain such things.
Hi Scott, please what software are you using to add the arrows in your videos
ZoomIt
I just wish I could easily find out where the WSL file system is on my Windows 11 system.
I’ve looked at cloud from both sides now,
from up and down and still somehow it’s cloud illusions I recall.
I really don’t know cloud at all.
The Real IronHeart 💯... Thanks Scott
Scott is just awesome :)
Thank you for taking efforts to make things understood by everyone.
P.S. I am the only one who thinks sound of video can be louder, without headphones I can't hear clearly. You are too soft-spoken ☺️
Sorry about that
Great video!
Thank you, so useful
great video
5 1/2" floppy drive. Bah! You young kids... Some of us used 8" floppies. Those were real computers... 🙂
or even 10" on IBM
Another great video, new generation might also not understand FAT, FAT32. it was fun to move from Windows 98 to Windows 2000 esp when you want to continue with original MS-DOS as dual boot. pl have some videos of file system of tablets (Android and iOS) + Difference between more different file systems. Windows is coming up with ReFS how it will better than NTFS
Maybe I am old, but I don't trust cloud-streaming services, where future is going... one day big companies cut our network just for fun.
Or just go out of business. Things can change very quickly. Where are my books? Movies? Music? Data for my business? Oh, it was on that company’s cloud, and they just shut down operations.