If you do not know what it is, do not remove it

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Dr. Dave warns a caller not to launch an aggressive cleanup merely because an error mentions the registry, then remembers a friend asking to uninstall a program he could not identify. His response is simple: first learn what it is, because impulsively moving in any direction during trouble can compound the original problem.

1:21 · Consulting Philosophy

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