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What's a tarball? - or - How do I unpack or create a .tgz or .tar.gz file?
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My filestore quota is used up. What can I do?
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I've deleted some files by accident. What can I do?
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After unlocking my DICE session, mouse clicks don't work. Help?
How do I mount a USB flash drive or USB stick on DICE?
Why can't I use ftp?
ssh_exchange_identification: read: Connection reset by peer
Do you support Dropbox (or other cloud services)?
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Permission denied: I can no longer access my files
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How do I leave a job running?
last, w or finger don't work
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