Configure Mail to Empty the Trash on a Schedule If remembering to empty the trash regularly isn’t high on your priority list, you can instruct the Mail application when and how often to empty the trash for you. To empty the Trash on a schedule, complete the following steps: Empty the Trash Manually If you prefer to control when the Trash is emptied, you can do so manually and quickly. To empty the Trash manually, complete the following steps:...

All instructions in this article use macOS Catalina (10.15), but the basic concepts apply to all later versions of the macOS. How Do You Kill a Task on a Mac? Perhaps the easiest and quickest way to kill a task on a Mac—another way to refer to quitting a program—is to use the macOS Dock. Here’s what to do: How Do You Force Quit an Application on a Mac? If the application you want to quit is frozen up or won’t respond to other commands, try using macOS’s built-in Force Quit menu....

How to Find a Wi-Fi Password on your iPhone (iOS 16) To find the password on an iPhone with iOS 16, follow these steps: How to Share Wi-Fi Password on iOS 11 through iOS 15 You may not be able to look up your Wi-Fi password on your iPhone, but there’s an easy way to share the password with a friend. As long as you’re both running iOS 11 and up (this works on Macs running macOS High Sierra (10....

Access Messenger History From Facebook or Messenger on a Desktop Here’s how to search your Facebook message history by keyword or search within a conversation from a browser. Search Message History by Keyword Here’s how to search Messenger’s message history using a specific keyword: Search Within a Messenger Conversation Here’s how to perform a search within a Messenger conversation: Access Messenger History From the Messenger App In the iOS or Android Messenger app on your mobile device, here’s how to search through your message history by keyword or search within a conversation....

How Do I Find Out What My Router Password Is On Windows 10? Look for a sticker on the back or bottom of your router. Most routers list the user name and password alongside the network name (SSID) and network key. If you don’t see a sticker, you can look up your router’s manufacturer and model online to find the default user name and password. Look for the brand and model number on the device, or check the manual....

When your PS4 keeps ejecting discs, it may simply eject them, beep, or provide an error message like this: What Causes PS4 to Keep Ejecting Discs? The main reasons your PS4 might keep ejecting discs are a problem with the eject button, a problem with the eject screw, software issues, and problems with the actual discs. Eject button issues are primarily limited to the original PlayStation 4 and its capacitive eject button, while the other problems affect all three versions of the PlayStation 4 equally....

What Causes the Steam Cloud Error? When you experience this error, you’ll typically one of these messages: Steam Cloud ErrorSteam was unable to Sync your files for (game) with the Steam CloudUnable to Sync These messages appear when Steam checks your local game files and they don’t match with the save data that’s saved in the Steam Cloud. This usually happens when you play games on multiple computers, but it can also happen if you only play on one....

But don’t toss your remote at the wall just yet. Instead, try these troubleshooting tips to get your brand new sound system up and working. Causes of a Stereo Receiver Not Making Sound Silent stereos are usually caused by low power, a wrong source selection, disconnected or faulty speaker wires, broken speakers, or a malfunctioning source component. However, similar to diagnosing a defective speaker channel, troubleshooting a stereo system that’s not producing sound begins by isolating the problem—a problem that usually isn’t revealed until the corresponding fix has been tried....

This guide refers to many TV settings in general terms. Your TV may refer to these settings by a different name. We recommend you have the TV manual available for reference. The Cause of Common TV Problems A TV can malfunction or appear to malfunction for many reasons, but we can place most problems into a few categories. Brightness: The TV is too dark.Color: The TV’s color is unappealing.Aspect ratio: The TV’s image looks squashed or stretched....

What is COM Surrogate? COM Surrogate is a catchall name for processes called dllhost.exe that separates Windows Explorer from individual DLL hosts that have the potential to crash. In particular, DLLs that deal with media thumbnails. There are many others, but that’s one of the most common. COM Surrogate makes it so that if any of those DLL files crash, the files don’t crash the entire Windows Explorer. Think of it as a first line of defense for system stability....

When this error occurs, you may also see one of these messages: iMessage Activation: An error occurred during activation. Try again.Waiting for activation…An error has occurred during activation.iMessage is Signed Out. An error occurred and your account is signed out of iMessage. You may miss messages as a result. Please go to settings and address this issue. What Causes iMessage Activation Errors? When you experience an iMessage activation error, you’ll typically find that iMessage won’t work and that you’ll only be able to send and receive normal text messages....

Luckily, there are a bunch of no-nonsense troubleshooting tips you can use to try and quickly and easily address any problems with Sling TV on Roku. Check Sling’s Known Issues Page Before you try changing anything, the very first step in addressing Sling issues should be to consult Sling’s Known Issues page. For each platform Sling supports, they have sections with any open issues listed alongside steps to work through the issue....

Causes of Not Being Able to Answer Calls on a Galaxy Watch When you can’t answer calls on a Samsung Galaxy Watch, there are several potential causes. The most common problems are connectivity and configuration issues, which you can usually fix yourself. There may be Bluetooth connectivity issues, or you may have turned on a silent setting like Do Not Disturb mode. If you’re trying to use your watch without your phone, the watch needs to support LTE, and you must activate it with your cellular provider....

You can be locked out of your Gmail account for some extraordinary reason. Google’s account recovery process can help you get back in. However, it’s easier if you lose only one key piece of your credentials, like either your username or password, rather than both. What Causes a Gmail Lockout? The Google Support troubleshooter lists nine unique reasons which can cause Gmail to lock you out of your account. These are the four common reasons you might come across....

Causes of Mouse Wheel Not Scrolling When the mouse won’t scroll, there are two issues that most commonly cause it. The first is dust and dirt causing mechanical issues with the mouse wheel. The second is low battery issues on wireless mice. However, these aren’t always the root cause. Other issues include incorrect mouse settings in the OS system settings, corrupt system files, or using a mouse that’s incompatible with your operating system....

The STOP 0x00000078 Error One of the errors below or a combination of both may display on the STOP message: STOP: 0x00000078PHASE0_EXCEPTION The error may also be abbreviated as STOP 0x78 but the full STOP code will always be what’s displayed on the blue screen STOP message. If Windows is able to start after the error, you may be prompted with a Windows has recovered from an unexpected shutdown message that shows: Problem Event Name: BlueScreenBCCode: 78...

Causes of the Missing Original File Error An exclamation point appears next to a song when iTunes doesn’t know where to find the MP3 or AAC file for that song. This situation occurs because songs aren’t stored in the iTunes app. Instead, iTunes functions like a directory for the music files stored on a computer’s hard drive. When you double-click a song, iTunes searches the place on the hard drive where it expects to find the file....

How to Restart an iPod touch To restart an iPod touch, do a hard reboot. To hard reboot the iPod, press and hold the Sleep/Wake button and the Home button (the power off slider briefly appears while holding the buttons) until you see the Apple logo. This may take at least 10 seconds. How to Restart an iPod nano Forcing a hard reboot on an iPod nano differs depending on the generation of the device....

How to Sideload the Fortnite Android App On Your Chromebook While it’s possible to sideload the Epic Games installer and Fortnite on some Chromebooks, it’s a fairly complicated process, and it doesn’t work with most Chromebooks. You have to enable developer mode, enable Android apps, enable apps from unknown sources, and download the Epic Games launcher yourself using an Android phone. After all that, if your Chromebook doesn’t make the grade, you won’t be able to install or play Fortnite....

What Causes Sound to Not Get From a Projector to Speakers? Due to the massive variation in audio and video sources, projector configurations, and speaker configurations, the potential issues that could cause a problem with sound getting from a projector to speakers are nearly endless. Here are the most common problems you might be dealing with: Bad cablesBad connectionsLoose connectionsProjector sound settingsAudio input device settingsSoftware issues How to Get Sound From a Projector to Speakers To fix your problem and successfully get sound from your projector to your speakers, you’ll need to attempt several fixes until you find the one that works....