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Do I dare clicking Delete Volume instead of Delete Partition?
I have a VMWare machine with one VM. That VM has a virtual disk which in windows is configured with two partitions and then a lot of slack space.
What I want to do is delete the partition of 639 GB. ...
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Proper way to set permissions on an external disk's ext3 partition
I have a new external disk and just made an ext3 partition on it. I'm wondering what's the best way to set permissions on it (so that it's rw for certain users). I guess I could chmod ... /dev/sdb1 ...
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How to find start/end cluster for a file
In O&O defrag, after doing analysiz, we can see what file in each cluster. What if I am looking for a certain file, is there any tool to know in which cluster that file are? Thanks!
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Unusual Boot Issue - Windows 10
I have windows 10 Home Edition and I generally leave my PC on round-the-clock. Today I had to restart my PC andWindows forced an update on me like usual, except this time it would not boot back. I had ...
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"predictable" device names in smartd.conf on various linux-like systems
To configure S.M.A.R.T. monitoring, there is a configuration file at /etc/smartd.conf. That control file and several web pages I've seen, indicate that the configuration file should be customized by ...
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HDD write cache not supported - how to enable it?
My HDD is terribly slow when it comes to writing big files (4-5MB/s).
KDiskMark result
Copy from laptop to HDD via 1Gb net via FTP
I read that I should enable write cache, but hdparm says "not ...
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How can I recover my Windows partition after GParted move process failed
How can I recover my Windows partition after GParted move operation fails due to power cut?
When I use disk management in the Windows, the deleted partition mark as RAW.
GParted
fdisk -l
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