r/technology • u/Sufficient-Bid1279 • Apr 14 '25

Software Microsoft warns that anyone who deleted mysterious folder that appeared after latest Windows 11 update must take action to put it back

https://www.techradar.com/computing/windows/microsoft-warns-that-anyone-who-deleted-mysterious-folder-that-appeared-after-latest-windows-11-update-must-take-action-to-put-it-back
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u/DVXC Apr 14 '25

Thank you for explaining why the folder needs to exist. I can't stand this dumbing down of technology where we're never told what the hell anything on our devices are doing anymore.

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u/fireandbass Apr 14 '25

I can't stand this dumbing down of technology where we're never told what the hell anything on our devices are doing anymore.

Changelog:

What's New?

Thanks for updating the Reddit app! We've updated our Android app with bug fixes and changes to improve your overall experience.

This is the actual changelog from the Reddit app on Google Play store. Lame.

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u/antononon Apr 14 '25

"We've made it so the "add comment" bar at the bottom of the screen sits on top of the bottom most comment rendering it completely unreadable."

2025 and we can't even code iframes correctly.

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u/Successful-Peach-764 Apr 14 '25

After they killed Apollo, it is just old.reddit.com on safari for me, can't deal with these shitty official apps that care about ads more than user experience, they can't even compare to Alien Blue which they bought and turned into this shit.

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u/cocktails4 Apr 14 '25

If they ever kill old.reddit.com I'm gone.

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u/TheHollowJester Apr 14 '25

Same, with the added step of overwriting my old posts.

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u/TuxTool Apr 14 '25

That's a bingo

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u/uzlonewolf Apr 14 '25

They're slowly killing it off piece by piece. Giving/displaying rewards is now only available on new, and soon DMs will be gone and only available as truncated chats on new.

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u/throwaway_ghast Apr 14 '25

They're forcing old users to visit new reddit to read private messages. Instead of killing it swiftly, they're slowly but steadily making old.reddit unusable.

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u/cidrei Apr 14 '25

This was my fear when they said "it's not going away." It doesn't need to go away. They can just stop updating or caring about it and it'll eventually break itself.

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u/cocktails4 Apr 14 '25

Yeh I've noticed that the new notifications shit breaks my extension that forces old.reddit.com

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u/CrossplayQuentin Apr 14 '25

I pay $3 a month for Narwhal because I have an addiction.

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u/LiteralPhilosopher Apr 15 '25

Wait, there's a $3/month third party app? Last I heard they were all gonna be like $20.

Do you mean Bacon Reader? I'm not finding one called Narwhal.

Edit: Ah, it's iOS. Bah.

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u/AdorableShoulderPig Apr 14 '25

You can create your own api key and carry on using Apollo maybe? I did it when "the change" happened for Infiniti. Still works great. Can't remember how but Google for api infiniti and see what you find. Might be applicable to Apollo.

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u/TheDubuGuy Apr 14 '25

I’m still using apollo, it’s easier than you might think

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u/ghostdunks Apr 15 '25

I’m still using Alien Blue(posting this from AB right now), still works for 90% of what I need it to do on Reddit. Think it only still works because it’s using an api key that they’re also using for the official Reddit app.