storage limits

Use NTFS Disk Quotas to Limit User Storage on Windows 10/11 Difficulty: Intermediate | Time Required: 15 minutes If multiple people use the same PC, or if you manage a shared workstation, it can be surprisingly easy for one user to consume most of the available disk space. That can lead to...

In recent months, numerous Windows 11 users have reported that OneDrive's folder backup feature is being enabled automatically without their explicit consent. This change has sparked discussions about user autonomy, data privacy, and the overall user experience within the Windows ecosystem. The...

Remember back when you’d sign up for a free cloud service and be greeted with a digital cornucopia—oodles of gigabytes rolled out like a plush welcome carpet, ready for photos, essays, and half-baked group projects? Those golden terabytes now seem like a legend at the University of Connecticut...

In a strategic move that might leave more than a few heads spinning, Microsoft is cutting back on the storage limits available for its Microsoft 365 services across the Colorado State University (CSU) System. This change, which affects all CSU faculty, staff, and students, has sparked an...

Introduction Attention, OneDrive packrats and SharePoint hoarders! Microsoft is implementing new storage limits for select Microsoft 365 services starting on December 10, 2024. According to announcements like the one from the University of Cincinnati, this shift is part of Microsoft's broader...

Hi all.I bought a new Asus 403 laptop with Windows 10 64 bit.32 GB ssd. figured windows 10 would be about 5 or 6 GB, programs the same. would leave me between 15 to 20 GB to play around with, hook up extra usb drive for storage/update etc. Anniversary update problems from the get go. not enough...

I do like using Onedrive as my preferred cloud storage. Generally I think the default storage levels are reasonably generous and using the online versions of Word and Excel are more than enough for my requirements. The two features I think it really lacks (and I may be wrong here) are the...

When installing Windows to a drive greater than 2.2TB you receive Error 0x80042468. This will occur if you install Windows 7 and manually try to create one partition using “Advanced Drive Options” during setup. Link Removed

I have just moved to a brand new DELL Latitude E6520, UEFI-enabled. I was told that UEFI is the way to go, solves the 2TB storage limit, shortens boot time to fraction seconds, and more. Once configured Windows 7 Ultimate 64 on top, I have discovered that: - Boot time is same as with Legacy...

I have Windows 7 Home edition on a new computer. My old drive is now configured as a USB drive. I would like to delete all unnecessary data and use it for backup. Windows 7 will not allow me to delete (or even see) all the files in the Windows XP directory, even though I am logged in as...

Does anyone know how many disks you can burn on a DVD writer before it will stop working? I'm talking about hardware limits - not failures or dirty lazer heads. 1000? 5000? 10,000? Do companies post limits?

Xbox 360 Gets USB Storage Support by Paul Thurrott On Tuesday, Microsoft issued a software update for its Xbox 360 video game console that adds an interesting new capability: Users can now connect up to two USB storage devices to the console to supplement the Xbox 360's hard drive. But...

Hey adminer's.., sorry to post this here but I don't like to bother anybody. searching 1 hr for the simple spec like.....WHAT'S THE MAX PARTITION ALLOWED FOR W7 anyway. I tried 'max hd size.' max hdd isze.' w7 hd size, 'w7hdd size,' 'w7 max hd size.' windows7 max hdd size.' 'w7 NTFS size'...