data transfer

  1. Windows 10 my WD external hard drive stopped showing on my laptop

    after transferring a large no of files from this hard drive to another hard drive... after sometime i removed the drive and plugged in again... and then it appears like the photo i have uploaded.. please help..
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    Windows 10 Vdisk vs passthrough vs dedicated SSD for Windows 10 Gaming VM

    I've installed an extra 500GB SSD to my server that will only be used as the disc for a single VM; it won't be utilised for cache, appdata, or anything else. Is it better to set it up as a cache pool device and use it to store only one vdisk file? I'm hoping to receive the greatest possible...
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    Windows 10 Lost Outlook contacts

    I recently bought a new laptop with Windows 10 and Office 365. The store transferred my data but not my Outlook contacts. Old laptop had Windows 10 and MS Office Professional plus with Outlook 2010. How do I make the transfer? Thanks.
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    Unexpected Blue Arrows on Folders: Not Related to Compression Settings

    These are not the two blue arrows regarding compression=properties >adv>compression and untick. I was transferring files from a lash drive to documents in file explorer and all of a sudden two blue arrows appeared on top and bottom of each folder. All attempts to resolve this referred to...
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    Windows 7 Dramatic difference between hard disk transferrate "sequential" vs. "random" access?

    I have connected my computer through USB 3.0 cable with an external (backup) hard disk (Hitachi HDS724040ALE640, SATA III, 7200rpm, 4TB, NTFS formatted, empty). The USB controller in external case box and the USB port on mainboard are USB 3.0 compatible. When I benchmark now the transfer rate...
  6. Windows 10 Backup in win 10

    My windows 10 Home edition krasched, so now i shall buy win 10 pro. Can i use the home edition backup to restore my files and programs in the win 10 pro version?
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    Server 2019 Storage Migration Services error during Validate Devices - Fail: Error HRESULT E_FAIL has been returned from a call to a COM component.

    Not sure if this is the right place to ask this question. I am using Storage migration services to move from a 2012 R2 server to a 2016 server. I do have a 2019 server running the migration services. All are on the domain. The current 2012R2 is a DC currently but will be decommissioned soon. I...
  8. ISO image onto 4.7(4.38)Gb DVD

    I am trying to figure out how to burn my ISO image for "Windows 10 Enterprise free trial" to my DVD. I have to use a 4.7(4.38)Gb disk and this windows edition below. The ISO image ends up as a file size of 4.5Gb and will not fit on the disk. Can somebody help me to figure this out because this...
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    Windows 10 Missing format option on right click for CD-RW

    I am running a Dell XPS 8930, I7 4ghz that has a HL-DT-ST-BD-RE BU40N optical drive. The drive reads CD's, DVD's and BD's with no problem. I rarely write to these media, but I recently had to do that to transfer data to a different computer and I noticed that the format option is missing in the...
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    Windows 10 stdlib rename api opening new handle when trying to write over network to mounted location

    I have a folder present in windows , which i am mounting from mac side using smb. Into this mounted location i'm trying to write a new file over the network. After writing the data into the file , the handle is closed. Now i need to rename the file over network from mac side . So for that...
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    Windows 10 Windows User profile migration - browser credentials- and favorites?

    Moving a users documents etc. from an old PC to a new one is quite simple but my tecs all tend to do this differently and the results are mediocre.. https://snaptube.cam/ https://9apps.cam/ How do you get about easily migrating everything including browser favorites and credentials from...
  12. Windows 10 Files Copied But Not Visible: Help with Missing Files on New Computer

    I have installed a new computer and copied files from my old one. Properties on the folder I copied to shows 639MB and 4,197 files but going through the sub directories I cannot find any files at all. I have checked “show hidden files”.
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    Windows 10 Windows User profile migration - browser credentials- and favorites

    Moving a users documents etc. from an old PC to a new one is quite simple but my tecs all tend to do this differently and the results are mediocre.. How do you get about easily migrating everything including browser favorites and credentials from mainly Edge, Chromium Edge, Chrome and Firefox...
  14. Rust/WinRT Public Preview

    We are excited to announce that the Rust/WinRT project finally has a permanent and public home on GitHub: microsoft/winrt-rs Rust/WinRT follows in the tradition established by C++/WinRT of building language projections for the Windows Runtime using standard languages and compilers, providing a...
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    Windows 10 Connecting PC to other via serial - how to do it?

    Hi! I need to transfer data between my PC (Windows 10.1903 x64 Pro) and notebook with MS-DOS 7.10 (also Windows 3.11 for Workgroups - but without Win32s) I want to use serial port 'cause DOS is not so familiar with USB. I know that serial transfer was possible even on my hobby computers -...
  16. Windows 10 Not formatting d drive while installation turned out to be a mess

    I transfered important data to drive d hoping that I wouldn't have to format the d drive but during the installation, I couldn't download it in the other partion and message appeared "windows cannot be installed to the disk the selected disk is of the gpt partition style". Looked for the...
  17. Win 7 program recording.

    Hello all would be a question how to save Win 7 software from a computer alone to floppy disks (6pcs) or a.32gt stick? Which would be better? THANK YOU FOR YOUR REPLY.
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    Windows 7 Saving all images-SOLVED

    I have pictures scattered in my hard drive. How can I gather all pictures into one area and then save all images to my external drive? Or if I cannot gather into one area, then save all pics with one click from my mouse to an external drive. thanks
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    Windows 10 Recovery USB choice

    I managed to retrieve my HP external drive from being a recovery drive. I finally got through to Dell tech support and they took files off. As an aside, I knew if I could format it it would erase everything and I could use it again. The Dell person did just that but I couldn't - I right clicked...
  20. Need Help formatting Linux HDD Using Windows Computer

    I'm hoping someone in this community can help me with a hard drive problem. Recently, I replaced my old laptop (it ran a Linux/Ubuntu OS). Before getting rid of it, I removed the laptop's hard drive with the intent to repurpose it into a portable hard drive. I then encased it within a plug...