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Afam Onyimadu, Author at Windows Report - Error-free Tech Life

Afam Onyimadu, Author at Windows Report - Error-free Tech Life

Afam is a geek and the go-to among his peers for computer solutions. He has a wealth of experience with Windo…

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Afam Onyimadu, Author at Make Tech Easier

Afam Onyimadu, Author at Make Tech Easier

Afam is a writer with a passion for technology amongst many other fields. Aside from putting pen to paper, he…

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Afam Onyimadu, Author at Technical Ustad

Afam Onyimadu, Author at Technical Ustad

Afam is a technology enthusiast and author with a passion for exploring the intersection of science and socie…

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Windows Storage Spaces isn't the only way to combine drives — Linux has a surprisingly simple alternative

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By Afam Onyimadu Verified
| MUO Verified
After years of using Windows, I assumed the trade-off of its Storage Spaces feature was universal. It usually entailed backing up everything on the required drives, wiping the drives, building a new pool, and then moving the files back to the drives. I was surprised when I used mergerfs on Linux and was able to pull in existing drives without touching any of the files already on them. The process required no formatting, no migration, and no starting over. It's become the only way I combine drives.
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WireGuard was only half the answer, and this tool makes it complete

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By Afam Onyimadu Verified
| MUO Verified
WireGuard has been the most useful addition to my home server, but it adds an unpleasant dimension when I try to grow my setup. Adding a third device usually involves a new key pair and a peer block, in addition to the back-and-forth of editing the configurations of every other device so that each knows the new one exists. The same process repeats when I add a fourth device.
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This Windows memory tweak eliminated frame drops my GPU couldn't explain

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By Afam Onyimadu Verified
| MUO Verified
For about a month, I was blaming my GPU for a problem it wasn't causing. While playing Baldur's Gate 3, I would experience 20 minutes of smooth sailing, followed by stuttering, then smooth sailing again. Looking through Afterburner, usage, temperatures, and VRAM looked normal. This made me start looking elsewhere. The real trigger turned out to be Windows' virtual memory behavior, and it takes less than five minutes to see if it applies to you.
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