Best free software

It’s tempting to think that deleting a file means it’s gone forever – but that’s not really the case. Data can often be recovered from your hard drive for a long time after it’s supposedly been erased

Q Can you please recommend a program that will help me keep track of my books. I’d like a device I can scan the book with and then load it on to a database. Can it work with graphic novels too? Peter

My ageing Windows 10 laptop has something modern machines rarely offer: a built-in DVD drive. I have loads of films and home movies on DVD and I don’t want to lose the ability to play these or rip the

Depending on when you’re reading this, Microsoft is either about to end support for Windows 10 or has just done so. It may even have declared the whole thing an elaborate ruse to get more people to us

What you need: Flyoobe Time required: Three hours In Issue 178’s ‘Windows 10 survival guide’ (buy a back issue from www.snipca. com/56396), we recommended Flyoobe (www.snipca.com/56372) as the best wa

www.snipca.com/56242 What you need: Windows 10 or 11 It’s been eight months since the last major new version of Files, but this huge update justifies the wait. The brilliant file manager has been rede