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Fix Git Merge Conflicts with Deleted Files

You're in the middle of a merge and git stops with a conflict. One side deleted a file, the o...

Fix 'pip install externally managed environment' Error

If you're seeing pip install fail with a message about an externally managed env...

Fix 'package.json Not Found' After Cloning a Repository

Symptom

You clone a repository from GitHub (or another remote), change into the directory...

Fix Windows Defender Error 0x800704ec: Real-Time Protection

If you see error code 0x800704ec when turning on Windows Defender real-time protection, the servi...

Fix Git Stash Error: index.lock File Exists

You run git stash and see: fatal: Unable to create 'path/.git/index.lock&#...