data storage

Fixes an issue in which you can disable the boot LUN in Device Manager if you use a DSM to claim the LUN for use with MPIO on a Windows Server 2008 R2-based or Windows 7-based computer. This issue occurs when the computer is configured to start from a... Link Removed

Hi everyone.. I know that when I customize a folder icon, a desktop.ini file will be created inside that folder, but if I assign a picture of that folder in (folder pictures panel) where are these data saved? Because when I put this folder in another PC the picture is missing, and goes to...

Okay so whenever I need to remove my USB flash drive after updating some excel files, it won't allow me to remove it safely. It tells me that the device is currently in use and that I should close all programs but there aren't any programs opened. I can only remove it by going into the library...

I'm back with a new problem. Today I tried to create a new Logical partition on my laptop by taking 1 of the 4 Primary partitions, (It was the 13 gb Arcade partition) and making it logical. I then resized the C drive partition to leave 75gb of un allocated space which I was going to use as a...

In this issue of the Windows Desktop Report, Greg Shultz describes how the Windows 7 Live File System format works and how you can use it for backups or additional storage. Link Removed

I've got a samsung HDD now, but it has died (within 3 days). So I don't know if I did something wrong or if the HDD sucks. anyway, I've got my eye on 2 new harddrives: samsung HD105SI(bulk, SpinPoint F3 EcoGreen) = 49 euros vs Hitachi HDS5C1010CLA382 (bulk, Deskstar 5K1000, 24/7) = 50 euros...

Whenever I try to eject a certain external hard drive using the little icon in the task window, I get a message that it is in use. I am very careful to be sure it is not in use but still get the message. This is a data storage disc. I am not aware of any programs on it that may be running in...

As far as I know System Restore Points are stored in a system folder "SystemRestoreVolume" Ok, but on which partition is this folder? Is it ALWAYS on the same partition as the saved/monitored partition? I have a Win7 system partition C: and a (big) data partition D: Can I tell Win7...

Hi, guys. I am trying to install Windows 7 Ultimate 64-bit on a computer with an Intel Bad Axe 2 motherboard and brand new, never used Western Digital 2TB (WD20EARS) hard drive. Problem is, I am getting a ton of errors; when I set the hard drive up with RAID I get array errors (and I will be...

...but rather than re-installing the OS ( W7 Ultimate ) and all software can I not simply make an image and copy it to the SSD, thereafter modifying the BIOS to boot from the SSD rather than the original HDD leaving the latter available for data only ? I gather I have to disable Prefetch, Super...

Will Windows 7 Read & Write a Single Sided Double Density 3.5" Floppy?

How do I control how much disk space my Windows Backup takes up? I have a 1TB external disk for backups and other files. My computer's HDD only has about 250GB capacity. I don't know why my backups file got so bloated. What should I do? I see that I can delete the older backup file: 22-Oct...

Hi, My PC (Windows 7) has two internal hard drives (C & D) and "C" is reserved for the operating system;" D" for my Data. For some time, I have also had two external "USB 2" hard drives (250GB & 500 GB), which recently, I have replaced by two "USB 3" One TB WD My Book 3 Essentials hard...

I successfully created a 100GB hard drive and then successfully detached it. I was under the assumption that this process would create a virtual hard drive from some where other than my C drive. Hence virtual, and not take physical space from a real drive. I was totally disappointed and for me...

What is Page File: In storage, a pagefile is a reserved portion of a hard disk that is used as an extension of random access memory (RAM) for data in RAM that hasn’t been used recently. A pagefile can be read from the hard disk as one contiguous chunk of data and thus faster than...

Hi everyone, my hard disk is GPT partitioned for the benefit of Mac OS X and Linux. I recently created a new partition at the end of my hard disk but I can't seem to access it in Windows. Is there a way to get Windows to see the partition? My hard disk currently looks like this: Mac partition...

I looked at this & I like this method for making a complete backup of my entire system. I use about 120GB of 400GB total on my x64 HP laptop and it has Windows 7 Home Premium installed. I am leaning towards a external device other than CD's so what would you recommend for this. If you don't mind...

Chrome operating system (OS) will be able to run applications from other operating systems, such as Microsoft Windows. The procedure is a relatively simple technical solution, though one which has practical limitations. The Chrome operating system, which has been released in a form developers...

I recently picked up a new laptop. It came with W7 Home Premium 64-bit on a single partition. I want to do one of two things: 1. Repartition the 500GB disk so the O/S and programs use 60-70GB and have the rest available for "data" - the problem is the W7 partition tool won't let me get this...

Hi... Was hoping for a bit of guidance please. I'm looking to add a Blu-Ray drive to my system, simply to play films on my PC. I've heard that not all Blu-Ray drives actually do this, and that some drives are purely just for data storage and access etc. Can anyone recommend a drive...