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		accrual 3 months ago \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Microsoft forced me to switch to Linux I still find myself doing "dir /s myfile" on modern Windows sometimes because it's less unpredictable than searching Explorer.

drillsteps5 3 months ago [–]

I still install (and use) FAR every time I rebuild Windows :)

Edit: Reinstall, not rebuild obviously.

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