The culprits generating these empty folders are the Microsoft Camera and Photo apps. Any attempts to delete these folders would be futile, they simply reappear the next time you open a photo or video file. With Windows 10 and Windows 11, Microsoft has introduced three more folders, the “ Camera Roll” and “ Saved Pictures” within the Pictures folder and “ Captures” within the Videos folder.

You would be amazed at the number of empty folders ( which Microsoft and others have automatically created over the years) which have accumulated and cluttered up client computers. I say “we” because I have, and continue, to transfer files for many clients from old to new PC’s. I really wish Microsoft would stop forcing us to utilize folders which we don’t specifically request. In this article I will show you how to quickly and easily flush your DNS cache on Windows.Ī personal computer is just that… personal. Whatever the reason, Windows will allow you to force the process of clearing this cache or “ flushing” your DNS. Otherwise your web browser may continue redirecting you to the old web server address until the DNS propagates throughout the web ( usually after 24 hours).Īlso, sometimes dangerous IP addresses or corrupted results can be cached along with other issues not mentioned here. When you update the DNS records for your domain name, after transferring to a new hosting provider for example, your local cache needs to be cleared and updated. The next time I access that website, my Brave web browser will first check for locally saved DNS records which saves a step by not having to fetch that server IP address again. Once it has found this information, my Brave web browser will store it in its local cache and take me to the requested website. Most operating systems will cache ( save) IP addresses and other associated Domain Name System (DNS) records in order to fulfill future requests more quickly.įor example, when I visit a website for the first time, my Brave web browser has to ask DNS servers what the IP address is for the requested website.

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