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submitted 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago) by [email protected] to c/[email protected]
 

Are there any good tools for listing your current programs, maybe exporting settings etc. Listing hidden settings and save locations would be great too.

I'm about 90% ready to switch to Linux full time, and I want to make sure that I've got everything. I've got a horrible feeling that I'm missing something, but I can't think what it might be.

EDIT: Ironically, I forgot to mention my ADHD / memory issues. I could do with a tool like this because I forget about anything that I'm not currently using, or actively thinking about using soon >.<

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[–] [email protected] 2 points 11 months ago (2 children)

This is a what I'm trying to do at the moment, but I forget to switch back if I've been forced to boot into Windows.

It doesn't help that I've got ADHD, so I'm convinced that I've forgotten something and just can't remember what >.<

[–] [email protected] 5 points 11 months ago (1 children)

Fellow ADHD guy here, back when I switched to Linux from macOS I encountered the same issue, maybe you can try to move all of the important stuff to Linux first, so when you use Windows for the things that you haven't moved over yet you are forced to reboot into Linux to do other stuff

[–] [email protected] 2 points 11 months ago (3 children)

That's a good idea, I might try it that way, thanks :)

[–] [email protected] 2 points 11 months ago (1 children)

Also can try setting Linux as the default boot option

[–] [email protected] 1 points 11 months ago

That would involve rebooting ;)

[–] [email protected] 2 points 11 months ago (1 children)

Hope that works for you. If you have any further questions, don't hesitate to DM me, I'd be happy to help you out!

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[–] [email protected] 0 points 11 months ago

If you log out of websites & delete your cookies on Windows, random browsing may be more inconvenient there.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 11 months ago

Another benefit to dual-booting is that you can still read your Windows files from Linux, so whenever you realize something you're forgetting, you can just dip in and grab it.