storage solutions

On November 4, 2024, Microsoft officially launched Windows Server 2025, marking the latest addition to its long-term servicing channel (LTSC). This release promises an extended support lifecycle until October 2034, coupled with significant enhancements in security, storage capabilities, and...

If you've ever felt the ominous squeeze of limited storage space on your C: drive, you're not alone. The default user folders in Windows—namely, Documents, Pictures, and Music—tend to fill up quickly, especially if you're a multimedia enthusiast or a professional dealing with large files...

I have a Windows 10 desktop computer and a Seagate 1 TB external hard drive, and I would like to know: What is the best and easiest way to update my music files onto the external hard drive? I often add new music files to my computer and sometimes delete music files that I don't really listen...

Moving your Downloads folder to another drive can significantly enhance your system's performance and organization. This adjustment can be particularly beneficial for those on smaller primary drives, or for users who frequently download large files. In this article, we’ll unpack several methods...

Hello fellow forum members, I hope this message finds you well. I'm currently exploring the concept of hybrid storage solutions on Windows systems, particularly by combining Solid State Drives (SSDs) and Hard Disk Drives (HDDs). I believe this approach could potentially offer the benefits of...

Hello Everyone, I'm currently grappling with optimizing SAN storage performance on Windows systems and would greatly appreciate any insights or best practices you may have to offer. Here's a brief overview of our setup: We're utilizing SAN storage in our Windows environment to handle a...

Shingled Magnetic Recording drives have a bad name, and rightly so if you need to write continuously for more than a couple of minutes, because the firmware just can't cope and frequently grinds to a halt for a few seconds. As someone who always buys NAS HDD's for their longevity and durability...

I had to downgrade to Win 10. Unexpectedly, there was a massive Windows.Old directory created, and it's proving difficult to delete all of it. Although this is my own home PC and I'm the sole user, when I try to delete certain directories or files, I get Access Denied - you need to provide...

Dear Anyone. OK, I know I should know the answer to this but I don't.... I've only got a small C drive. Downloaded from cloud storage a big .RAR that I knew was too big for C, so I had an external drive D: and downloaded it to that. Tried unzipping it (OK - unRARing it!), had 300gig spare on...

Hello guys. I have a server running windows 2012 R2 backup services. The server has a Hyper-V with 3 VMs on it.(C drive) The E Drive has 2 VM's. I want to do a bare metal backup with a externa HD with 3.7TB size available. My drives size are: C: 1.8TB available 150GB E: 650GB available 270GB...

I know that as long as the system partition and boot partition are on the same drive, I can use a clone-tool to migrate Windows 11 to another hard drive with simple clicks. As I had some problems with Windows 11 (c-disk), I installed another version of Windows 11 on another drive (d-disk). It...

I do not understand formatting with different operating systems. An example would be using a flash drive in my computer running windows 11 and formatting it at the default which is fat 32. Then I insert in either a Chromebook or a MacBook or Linux each having different operating systems. When my...

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My desktop is a mess so I'd like to take one of my spare hard drives (wiped) and turn it into something like a large USB drive. I don't know how to reactivate a totally wiped drive though. I bought the two 500gb drives from eBay. Wish they could have put something on them so they'd boot. I'll...

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Hello, all I am curious to know can we connect an external hard drive to an HP laptop...? I am actually looking to run multiple OS so I thought using an external drive will be an ideal way...

I have a n external drive with Macrium images, photos, and other important files. I am running Windows 11. I just tried to use the Windows image backup and it cannot work with exfat which the external drive is- Windows says the external drive needs to be formatted in NTFS. How can I solve this...

I recently recovered a deleted video file. I'm attempting to move it to my backup drive but the following message appeared (attachment included). I don't recall ever having this issue in the past so I'm not sure what I need to do to fix it. Any help will be appreciated. Thank you.

I did it. I was in a hurry and accidentally formatted a 200Gb Micro SD card in my external slot of my Android phone. It had every type of file you can imagine on it. Videos, Pics, PDFs, Word Documents, Rar, Zip & 7z files... and more. About 110Gb of data. There are so many reviews that are...

Hello I have 2 hp 380dl servers 1 has 8 hard drives and the other has 16 drives, I have windows server running on the 1st server but I want to use the 2nd server for file storage only, do I need an operating system on the 2nd one or is there a way I can just link the 2nd to the 1st and the...