file system

Hello! I just wander id there is some software to find corrupted files existing in a disk (any disk-not system)- I want to get rid of them. Searching one by one is a pain :( Thank you

Hi Guys, This one is really getting on my nerves as the check disk utility keeps running after every startup. Even after applying below solutions. What else can you propose? Am i facing a failing SSD? It's an SSD that hasn't been used much. C:\Windows\system32>fsutil dirty query c: Volume - c...

I have a system that refuses to boot to Windows 10 Professional (64-bit), and I think I need to do a reinstall. The advanced boot options is available, but it will not go into safe mode. I can however get the command line, and it recognizes both robocopy and xcopy. Assume that C is the hard...

A strange folder appeared on my Windows 10 desktop. It is filled with the same folders and files filling my desktop. If I delete a folder or file within this unusual folder, the same folder or file is also deleted on my desktop. I suspect the desktop will be emptied of all files & folders if I...

Hello Windows Insiders, today we are releasing Windows 10 Insider Preview Build 21286 (RS_PRERELEASE) to Windows Insiders in the Dev Channel. This build is being offered to ALL Insiders in the Dev Channel. All Insiders in the Dev Channel will now receive the same build going forward. What’s new...

I’m trying to get my computer to find an sd card, but everything I’ve tried hasn’t worked. The sd card is plugged into my computer. Is there anything I can do?

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...

Hi, As I have been getting on well with my installation of Linux Ubtuntu 20.04 on a SSD I installed it to a few months back, I decided to delete the partition I was using it from on a HDD and extend the partition for saved data to utilised the entire HDD. However rather than simply extend the...

Hi, I just installed virtual box from the ubuntu repository as part of the snap store selection however when I go to open up an old saved .vdi virtual box file it won't let me select it, its as if it wont recognise that file type in the directory in which it is stored, has VB changed in the...

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...