file system

If you’ve ever stared at a low storage warning on your Windows 11 PC and thought, “There must be a better way,” then NTFS compression might be the knight in shining armor you didn’t know about. Imagine saving disk space without sacrificing files—no tearful goodbyes to countless photos...

My old laptop died. The Primary SSD (Windows 10) is still fine, and when I attach it to my new laptop via USB it opens and shows all programs. BUT when I click on one program (Adobe Photoshop) it gives me an error "can't find MSVCR110.dll. The DLL is present, I see it, but it won't run. Is there...

Hello, I hope someone can help with this issue. I have a requirement to configure file system logging on my windows file server and I have setup the security policy to track file system object access but I am not getting Event ID 4663 (An attempt was made to access an object). These are the...

I used Metadata Fixer to extract some Google Photos files. I am done with the folder that held the zip files and can delete it, along with the empty folders within. However, when I select the folder and press Delete I get the message: "Could not find this item. This is no longer located in...

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...

In an exciting update for users and enthusiasts, Microsoft is on the verge of lifting a long-standing restriction that has limited data storage media formatting to just 32GB when using the FAT32 file system. With the introduction of Windows 11 Build 27686 beta, Microsoft is extending this size...

In a significant update for Windows 11 users, Microsoft announced the removal of a long-standing limitation in the FAT32 file system. This change allows for a maximum partition size of up to 2TB, potentially enhancing the capabilities of both internal and external drives formatted using this...

In a significant update for Windows 11, Microsoft has lifted the long-standing artificial 32GB size limit on FAT32 partitions. This change was announced today in the latest Canary build of Windows 11, allowing users to create FAT32 partitions with a maximum size of 2TB. This development is...

I was getting the error "The Recycle Bin on D:\ is corrupted" (external). Then, when I unplugged it and plugged it back in, it was unlabelled, and I can't access the files anymore. The error message says, "This volume does not contain a recognized file system." Yes, the disk shows good health on...

The question comes about if it is currently possible and stable to install Windows 11 Pro (or Enterprise) on ReFS. Apparently this appears possible based on a Guru3D post: testing instaling windows 11 24h2 build 26100 on reFS I currently have converted my D drive to ReFS by copying all files to...

What is the best way to read a files owner and permissions, create a new file then apply those permissions without using the subprocess method or command line icacls etc.

How do you recover data/repair from a drive failure in Windows 10 Storage Spaces? I have 4X 4TB drives configured as RAID 1 (mirroring). I assumed that meant that a copy of the data was also stored on the other drives since only 8TB of the 16TB is available. I ID'd the failing drive and...

I have solved the problem! When the AI Bot told me that I was stalling the message loop, I looked deeper. In the original code I was calling PeekMessage() with PM_REMOVE, filtering for WM_KEYDOWN, and then checking for VK_ESCAPE. This consumed the WM_KEYDOWN message but not any other messages...

Symbolic link not showing up in Navigation Pane of Windows 10. Instead of using Quick Access. How to get show up there?

Hi there, my computer won’t turn on and I’d appreciate some help. My computer will not turn on outside of a black screen with “minimal BASH-like line editing supported.” I am not very technical, but I did as follows (per a YouTube video): grub> ls (hd0) (hd0,gpt4) (hd0,gpt3) (hd0,gpt2)...

Remediation Incomplete. I got a notification from Windows Defender that a Trojan had been detected on my laptop, but “Remediation was Incomplete” and the threat remained “Severe”. How do I complete remediation please? So far I have tried: 1. A Windows Defender Quick Scan – nothing detected; 2...

An "unclean file system" or "unclean volume" occurs when a data storage device (e.g. USB stick) is disconnected without being safely unmounted. At the next connection, Windows asks the user to "repair" the volume, meaning running CHKDSK. From experience, I know that Windows 7 does not allow...

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...

I'll explain the situation. OneDrive had files and folders which were present from a previous Windows 11 installation ('Documents' libraries). Old 'Documents' and old 'Photos' were kept so that I could go through them over a period of time, removing any old files I did not need. Once I...