disk management

As we move further into the digital age, storing data effectively has become more crucial than ever. Windows 11 users fortunate enough to have multiple hard drives available may want to consider spooling them together to create a larger, more manageable volume. This article dives deep into how...

Upgrading to Windows 11 offers a host of new features and improvements, but like any major system update, it can sometimes encounter issues. One such problem users may face is the error code 0x80042444 – 0x4002F during the installation process. This error typically stems from a dynamic disk...

USB drives are supposed to seamlessly connect and appear on our Windows 10 or Windows 11 machines as though they were part of the furniture. But what happens when they don't? Panic sets in, and thoughts of lost files and technical problems bubble to the surface. Fear not, dear reader! This guide...

Whether you are a seasoned Windows user or a newcomer, managing drives effectively is essential for maintaining optimal performance and organization on your system. In Windows 11, you might occasionally need to take a drive offline or bring a disk online, particularly if you're performing...

Have you ever found yourself staring at your computer screen, scratching your head in confusion as you try to decipher which drive is which? If you’ve ever wrestled with a series of long, cryptic serial numbers, you’re not alone. For many users, understanding which disk drive is currently in use...

Formatting a hard drive is a fundamental task that comes into play when setting up a new storage device or preparing an existing one for reallocation. Whether you’re installing Windows 11 or 10, formatting sets up the disk to store files in a format that the operating system can utilize. This...

Installing Windows on an SD card is an interesting option for users that wish to have a portable version of the operating system. This process can be especially beneficial for laptops with SD card slots, allowing for easy boot and usage of Windows across various computers. The steps involved in...

In recent discussions within the Windows community, many users have wondered whether it is indeed possible to run Windows 11 on a Master Boot Record (MBR) partition. The straightforward answer is no. Windows 11 mandates the use of a GUID Partition Table (GPT) configuration for installation. This...

i need to convert the E drive which is in mbr format to gpt without losing the data on it, its a non boot drive, how do I do it ?

I had my old C: HHD drive replaced by an SSD, and moved to D: A new copy of Windows 10 was installed by the computer shop. Although I never used my D: drive since then, Windows 10 reads it upon waking from sleep for a few minutes - even when the drive was disabled and the drive letter removed as...

I have two identical 2TB SSDs. Disk 0 contains the OS and some data, and Disk 1 is all unallocated space. I want Disk 1 to be a mirror of Disk 0. When I right-click on Disk 0 and choose Add Mirror, it recognizes Disk 1 as the likely partner, warns me of the conversion to dynamic disks, and then...

Hello, I'm currently fighting a problem related to Windows Update and the update named 0x80070643. While doing research on this problem, I discovered that winre is not only disabled, but the winre.wim file is missing. Is there a straight-forward way to to rebuild/restore this file? I do not...

Normal Win11 installation. Disk 0 256GB Partition 1 100MB EFI Partition 2 16MB MSR Partion 3 Windows C Partition 4 WinRec Diskpart > lis dis > sel dis 0 > lis par > sel par 4 > assign letter="n" Successfully assigns letter N, but does not unhide partition. How do I unhide the partition...

I am multibooting 3 drives (1 Win10 and 2 Win11) the boot manager on one win11 drive is selected in bios. It works but in addition to the named drives it also lists the three efi partitions which are unbootable -of course. I am not sure why they are there and they are a nuisance. How can I...

Hello, after adding disks to a clustered ThinkAgile node, we have the disks in a "lost communication" state. We tried several solutions without success below are the steps we tried First, create an array of the disks that are failing or failed. $disk = get-physicaldisk | where-object...

What well-reviewed Windows 11 software successfully creates a .img file from a disk for no cost? I already have many softwares that create their own proprietary image files in Windows, but not a Disk.img file. Linux Gnome Disks creates Disk.img files, but that is not in Windows. I am asking for...

I would like to install on disk 1. Disk 1 is emtpy, disk 0 has 3TB ExFat partition, disk 3 is the Windows installer. If I try to install Windows, it has error 0x80300024. BIOS boot order has Disk 1 on top. I have rebuilt the partition table of both disks. If I have disk 0 be empty, the it...

I was unable to add files to one specific folder on a Blu-ray disc. Later, there was a zero-byte file dated 1974-07-25 that would result in error 0x80070570 when trying to rename it in Windows Explorer. Trying to open it with Notepad or through the "type" command inside CMD results in an error...

Hello! I'm trying to clone my 512GB SSD to my much larger 4TB USB hard drive, without disrupting the other partitions. I've tried cloning 3 different ways: GParted, Macrium reflect cloning, and Macrium Reflect image and then restored to the drive. In each case I cannot boot. Though the clone is...