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Is there any reason to keep the (new) default of LastAccessTime being updated?
AFAIK the new default for Windows 10 and 11 is to update file LastAccessTimes.
This seems to be a bad idea as it thrashes SSDs and serves no useful purpose.
But perhaps I'm wrong. So, is there any ...
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What is the difference between NTFS LFS version 2.0 and 1.1?
I have two external hard disk drives with the same make/model/capacity WD100EMAZ, and have quick formatted both with a cluster size of 64KB and NTFS.
Oddly, I get a different LFS Version on each ...
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Why does Windows 10 only offer to format my memstick to NTFS (not eXFAT)?
I have a 128 GB memory stick which shipped with a exFAT-formatted file system.
But when I try to reformat it (context menu properties in File Explorer), it only offers to format to NTFS with no other ...
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Wiped and Reformatted external hard drive says it is completely full and windows cannot access it
I had a 1TB external HDD that developed an unresponsive folder. I used the errors checking tool on the properties tool tab, and that repaired the folder. I then moved the data off to a replacement ...
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Files copied from one NTFS disk to another are not visible, but only on one machine
I used my Win10 desktop to copy data from my NTFS disk to a new one (where Windows 10 was already installed). I copied just some files, and not a while partition. I've put the files in c:\data.
Then I'...
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What is $MFT file and can the size be reduced?
I use WizTree to check why my disk space is shrinking without reason, and I found that there is this $MFT (hidden) file, which consumes 8++ GB.
What is this? And is there anyway I can reduce the size ...
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Cannot Eject USB Drive With NTFS and Bitlocker
I have an external HDD (WD My Passport Ultra) formatted with NTFS and encrypted with Bitlocker (Windows 10). After plugging in the drive, I can no longer remove the drive using "Eject". The error is "...
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WoeUSB error when writing to disk
I'm getting this error when I try to write a Windows 10 ISO file onto my 32GB USB:
Installation failed!
Exit code: 256
Log:
WoeUSB v3.3.1
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Mounting source filesystem...
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Windows permission: Unable to create file despite having permission
I have a directory that have the same NTFS permission as another. But I cannot create any file in it while I can in the other one. However, anything else seems to be normal, I can modify existing ...
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Moving the Recovery Partition, EFI System Partition, and a 16mb "Reserved Partition" to resize Windows partition
This is my first question, so please let me know if I'm missing something.
Long story short, I messed up one of my Windows 10 installation on another SSD and ended up with a Windows system drive too ...
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Reset NTFS permissions to factory default on entire system partition?
I'm having occasional problems with NTFS permissions on a Windows 10 PC, especially when installing programs.
I guess it started when I created a new user for myself some time ago and deleted my old ...
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How can I create a hard link to a directory in Windows? [duplicate]
A comment at How to create a directory hard link in Windows? states it is "technically possible" to create a hard link to a directory, but so far I have not found anything about how to ...
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Why is 1024 Cluster Size with blank drive being shown while querying WMIC for available drives?
I wanted to know cluster sizes for my flash drive (ExFAT), and I followed the useful answer here:
https://superuser.com/a/1358598/602756
Here is output of cmd: wmic volume get driveletter,blocksize
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How to copy folder with multiple identical file names
I have an encapsulated Windows 10 Kiosk system that creates/provides reports on external USB storage devices (NTFS). Unfortunately there's not a lot I can say about this system as it is fairly well ...
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Fastest way on Windows to copy 38GB of files to 50 USB drives
If I were doing this, on linux or Mac, I would
make an NTFS RAM drive
mount it
copy the 38GB folder hierarchy to it
save the RAM drive to disk
insert a USB drive
determine the name of the raw device ...
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