Try Material Files file manager. It’s the best file manager I’ve used, connects to remote servers, and is open source

https://github.com/zhanghai/MaterialFiles

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Aegis looks great - I’ll give this a shot. Thanks for the recommendation!

This looks pretty good. Will look into this option for sure. Thanks for the suggestion!

I forgot about Codeberg - I’ll look into that and Gitlab as alternatives. Thanks for the suggestions.

Vorta is a great program for backing up files. Works on Windows, Mac, and Linux.

The best part is it works with Android as well. Whenever I turn my computer on, all my photos on my phone sync to my computer to a folder that gets regularly backed up (using Vorta which is an excellent and easy to use open source backup program for Windows, Linux, and Mac)

I haven’t had the laptop long enough to know what happens after updates. However, if Microsoft wants to reset any of the changes or reinstall software or features, they will regardless of what methods or tools you’ve used to debloat. I like this tool because it’s easy to run and can be done periodically (like after major updates) without much hassle. And it’s open source on GitHub which I very much appreciate.

Here’s a really nice script to debloat a new Windows install. I bought a new Windows 11 laptop and this made it super easy:

https://github.com/Raphire/Win11Debloat

Bob Loblaw