file system

Whats the recommended cluster and sector size for 4TB or 6TB hard disk (formatted with NTFS)? It should be optimized for random access speed. Whats the difference between cluster and sector size at all? And which one has more impact on the random access speed? Toby

Hello everybody, I've always used Windows (gaming, networking, etc.) but I was forced some time ago to learn linux. "Forced" is a big word but I wanted to learn linux and UNIX-based systems. At work, i'm using windows but more and more linux (server side). Linux is a great thing (open-source...

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...

Hallo Gemeinde! Beim Backup mit Robocopy mit der Befehlszeile net use x: \\backup-pc\d\xxxx /user:admin xxxx robocopy c: x:\c /R:1 /w:1 /Mir /xj /XD "c:\Windows" "c:\$Recycle.bin" wird nur das Hauptverzeichnis "Windows" ausgeschlossen. Die Unterverzeichnisse werden jedoch kopiert. Alle weiteren...

When I turn on my PC, there is an empty folder named 'New Folder' on the desktop. I delete it, do my work, then shut down the PC. Next time I start up, the folder is there again. I have no clue where it comes from, but I am geting paranoid. Hard to google 'New Folder', so I wonder if anyone have...

Winver 1903 Hi, I have a relatively new computer system with a Crucial MX500 SSD (1 TB) The problem that I am having is that folders that are named Found.xxx (where xxx is numerically sequenced) and are constantly created in the root drive of C The folders are always empty. initially, the...

Hi! This night I tried to start Sandbox and it returned error message: Testovacie prostredie (sandbox) pre Windows = Testing environment (sandbox) for Windows --------------------------- Testovacie prostredie (sandbox) pre Windows sa nepodarilo spustiť. = Testing environment (sandbox) for...

trying to move my C:\ drive to a new SSD, tried easeus clone but pc wont boot from ssd after clone, used easybcd 2.3 to fix boot sector on ssd, didnt work, tried bcdboot C:\Windows /s E: in shell/admin said boot files copied, ssd will boot to a recovery screen with error cant load...

I have a fresh install of Win10Pro. However, when I look at File Explorer, there is no Quick Access Link for "Downloads" and there is also no "Downloads entry under the "This PC" section. The "This PC" entry will not allow me to add a new Folder either as it redirects to network. When I use...

First let me say that I am a developer who was recently given the job of IT Manager (so-to-speak) and I do have some IT knowledge, but my server knowledge is very weak. So my first issue is that we have some old archived files that need to be restored. The process is to go to the backup...

Friend's Asus TP500L laptop running Windows 10 is giving the 0xC0000225 error (). I created a recovery image for a USB and booted from that. I've tried all the standard stuff (see below) and just looking for other ideas before I pronounce the drive toasted. This was originally delivered with...

I have run into an interesting situation. I have a directory that I cannot do anything with always receiving an "access denied" response. Going into the security tab of properties gives me the message "You must have read permissions to view the properties of this object". Then "click advanced...

Bookspace disk space I noticed that I have unallocated disk space on the system disk. Quite a lot, in relation to the size of the disc in question, and so I like to use it. Does Windows have any tool / option to add it to C drive? The disk space reserved for programs and applications would...

Hi, Just bought on line a small 2T external HD & as is not shown I cannot Format it. Tried various programs like eases-us etc hoping they have something to make it show in w.explorer with no success. It specifies formatting in Fat32. My 1T PC HD is in NTFS & so is my other 1T External one...

I have a 700GB external disk drive that my Dell x64 used to recognize when I plugged it in. W7 will no longer recognize it. I can plug it into another like Dell W7 machine and it recognizes the disk. Does anyone know why this problem is happening and anything I can do to rectify it? (It may...

Discusses memory pressure and performance issues that occur in the Resilient File System (ReFS) in Windows Server 2016 and Windows 10. Provides a resolution and workarounds. Continue reading...

As you known there are many sofwtare tools available which offer not only a setup.exe but an ISO to download. This ISO can either be burned on a CD/DVD or put onto an USB Flash drive. I am NOT talking about Win10 ISO images but other software like (examples): - Gparted GParted -- Live...

I have a brand new clean install of Windows 10 Pro, I had recently installed Office 2019 from an ISO which was downloaded to the download folder, I installed from it's current location and all went well, activated product etc. Next time I went into "My PC" I saw my C drive (SSD), my D drive...

Hello, Windows 7 refuses to let me save/delete etc files on my Android tablet's SD card, claiming the file system is 'dirty'. The last time this happened I followed the prompts to correct it and ended up with a bricked SD card which was unuseable/unformatable and had to be discarded...

I was unable to copy music from external hard drive because of the character pathway limit. I followed the instruction provided to lift the restriction. The value is set to 1. Now I get the error message 0x80004005. What does this mean? How can I fix this?