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    Windows Server Essentials 2016 problem adding second drive for client backups

    I've been successfully using WSE2016 since 2023 only for personal use to back up several PCs. A couple of months ago it failed, possibly the result of multiple power outages here in Florida. After trying to recover I gave up and did a new install using the same two 1TM SSDs as before...
  2. Windows 11 [SOLVED] "There is an error selecting this partition for install" is persecuting me

    Hello, I bought an SSD nvme to add to the HDD of my wife’s Legion Y530-15ICH. The computer had a Windows Home installation gone bad after an update, as it was only producing a black screen. So, I installed Windows 11 after downloading it from the Microsoft website, I managed to log in and...
  3. Transition from Manjaro to Windows not working.

    My Manjaro PC stopped connecting with my monitor after an issue-free month or two. I was trying to install windows, but since the IRST driver didn’t work and the four methods of creating a windows-friendly partition didn’t work, I tried cleaning the SSD in the windows USB boot. After I rebooted...
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    VIDEO How to recover fragmented files from a partially overwritten NTFS partition?

    Which tools can recover fragmented files from a partially overwritten NTFS partition? A friend of mine used a clone drive utility without knowing the implications. It looks like he selected the wrong target drive, and, more importantly, he did not unplug unused devices before using such a...
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    Diskpart does not UnHide

    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...
  6. BootManager Messed up

    I have three drives two with win 11 and one with win 10. One of the drives is older and two are newer which were installed after the older drive. I cannot seem to change the bootmanager. Wwwindows was installed on each drive independently but when I put them together the boot manager on drive c...
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    Aomei Partition Assistant 10.2.1 is a virus

    PA 10.2.1 is reported as having 2 viruses by Webroot. VirusTotal.com reports no virus, and Malwarebytes scan reports no virus as well. Why does Webroot report a virus?
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    I might need to re-install windows?!

    Hello everyone, Lately while I was working on linux, I wanted to extend the linux partition and accidently the windows recovery tool partition got deleted. The windows were running normaly for 3 days and suddenly this morning something occured (picture below). So apparently, I can't run as you...
  9. Windows 11 Loop Loading After Access To User

    Hi everyone, I'm experiencing a pretty serious problem and don't know how to fix it. Let's start with the steps: - This afternoon, I decided to upgrade my SSD that contains the file systems (from 250GB to 1TB). - I cloned my old drive to the new one and created a new partition (I had to, as I...
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    Would This Reset/Wipe my Bootloader Files?

    I was trying to eliminate the possibility of corrupt bootloader files. Laptop wont boot windows. I have a Lenovo laptop, I used the Bios NOVA button to access Lenovo One Key Recovery and re-install (?) windows back to the factory version. By doing this would you assume that I would have solved...
  11. Windows 10 Doubt in partition

    Is there any way to partition or split a drive along with selective or specific files/folders?
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    Windows 11 Expand C:Drive to D:Drive

    HP Omen with built-in 500Gb C Drive. Windows 11 I want to expand the C;Drive to the D Drive The attached photo is a depiction of the Disk Management. The other attached photo is the Disk layout from AOMEI. I purchased the upgrade with the hope that it would allow the partition to the right of...
  13. Windows 10 Creating win10 recovery installation.

    Hi all, I have a Toshiba satellite laptop and I replaced HDD. The old hdd has recovery partition contains win7 installation files. Therefore, I want a procedure to do the same recovery partition and windows installation files of win10 So that when i to boot for recovery from the box to install...
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    Windows 10 Windows To Go

    Using Aomei Partition Assistant software, I create a Windows To Go USB stick based on an installed Win10 system on an internal system, not a blank system using a Windows ISO. I then use a LinuxOS > Gnome Disks to create a disk image .IMG of the WinToGo USB. Then, on a different USB stick, I...
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    Windows 11 Single Volume on 2+ Disks

    Hello all, I would like to seamlessly make use of a new disk (Disk 1) such that my `C` volume can make use of both Disk 0 and Disk 1. Disk 0 is faster than Disk 1. So, I assume I would still like to only boot off of that. How can I do this? - Do I want to convert Disk 0 into a Dynamic Disk...
  16. VIDEO Windows 2019 Server: Move System Reserved Partition

    Windows 2019 Server setup keeps creating the System Reserved on one of the 5Tb HDDs instead of the SSD. I tried following this YouTube video but it Windows doesn't boot after I complete command: reagentc /info after 8 mins 57s Is this video applicable to Windows 2019 Server. The issue I...
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    Windows 10 I can't partition the data disk by more than about 2.5 GB

    I was hoping to solve this problem by myself, but I seem to have hit a dead end. I need to partition the disk to install a Linux Distro on it. Obviously, this is not the first time that I do this, but the problem I'm experiencing today is the first time that happened to me. Basically, I can't...
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    4Tb Ssd Hdd

    Greetings, I have a Samsung 4TB SSD Drive. It is shown as 2TB allocated and 2 TB unallocated (free). I want a single drive/partition of 3.9TB. I have looked at disk manager, but cannot see how to add the majority of the "free" partition to the 1.9TB allocated?? I have also viewed diskpart...
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    Windows 10 unable to reset Dual Boot

    Hi, In the beginning I had XP installed and then Win7 in dual boot. Dual boot I could not undo and upgraded Win7 to Win10. After a Win10 crash, I couldn't do any repair. I reinstalled Win10 on another partition. My question is if I can just delete the older versions and just keep working with...
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    Windows 10 Recover Product Key

    I bought a Win10 laptop and had a major crash a couple years ago. I had lost the paper where I wrote down my product key, and can no longer find the whole thing. The repair center kept the old install in a partition. I was recently able to recover part of my original product key. Is there...