Recent content by sirhawkeye64

Is there a PowerShell script I can run that will recursively run an MD5 checksum on files within a folder structure and store them into a text file (CSV)? I have a computer that syncs to the cloud but my concern is that a file might become corrupt on the local machine and then be sent to the...

Are there any applications that you can use to monitor drives or folders for bit-rot/data corruption on a regular (automated) basis? I'm not talking about things like SMART that monitor the drive's health, but more so a program that monitors the file system or a folder. For example, maybe you...

Thansk for the suggestions. I think I'll do my typical method of destroying them, or at least destroying the platters themselves. I'm not fully convinced on the full-format idea or even those that claim to be "DoD" compliant though.

So I have probably 15-20 old hard drives that I no longer use (these are smaller drives from 10+ years ago, so like 500GB drives, and a few are some 250GB drives). I no longer use them but had used them to store personal data. I'm wanting to discard them or recycle them but want to make sure...

Ok so it sounds like at least one year, and probably longer (as the drives are kept at or below room temperature( so under 80 degrees F at most, which is about 26-27 degrees C. Does powering up the drive and then storing it for another year sort of "reset" the proverbial timer on the data...

I know that SSds need power to retain their data over long periods of time but was wondering what the retention period usually is on average for a few different scenarios, such as: 1.) When it comes to internal SSDs in laptops and desktops, do these computers generally feed power to the SSD to...

My understanding though is that a quick format won't check the drive as thoroughly and simply clears the FAT table. But I've already quick formatted the drive once, so that's where I'm a bit puzzled. However the issue doesn't always come up. Sometimes I can work on the tablet for an hour or...

Is there a bootable USB program I can use to fully test an SSD in a Microsoft Surface Pro tablet? I suspect the SSD may be going bad, but haven't found a good way to check ths. Windows says the drive is fine (when I run Check For Errors within Windows Explorers) but I'm getting occasional...

The reason I need to do this is because when I travel, I don't take external SSDs with me usually. So, when working on my desktop, my photos are stored on a an external drive called "Media1" which is assigned to the drive letter M. On my laptop, I have an internal drive called "M" also called...

So I travel quite a bit, and sometimes I'm away from power outlets for a day or two (some trips are to remote locations or I'm camping). Trying to find a power bank that would be able to charge my MS SP7 while away from an outlet. I think the power supply is rated at 65W, but am not quite...

Is there a way to set the max number of cores a particular program (in Windows 11) can use? I have a 6-core Ryzen and use Firefox video transcoding software which seems to utilize 100% of all 6 threads, which makes it hard to multi-task (even just browsing the web in another window or listening...

Suggestions on software that I can use to perform checksums or file integrity checks on copied files (to ensure they were copied properly and are not corrupted during the process)? I'm not looking for a syncing program necessarily, but something that I can run against two or more drives and...

What is the output amperage on a USB 3.0 port? (I know USB 2.0 ports are up to 1A & 5V) I have a device that can use external power (either another USB port or a smartphone charger) but it needs to output 2A and 5V.

Although I don't fully agree with the including of this on laptops without making it known to the average buyer, it does appear that ESET just sees it as a Potentially Unsafe program, probably because when active, it can send usage data to another system. But it doesn't detect it as a virus...

Thanks. Yeah I saw that when I started googling around. It appears that many mfr's use CompuTrace (I have an HP desktop that uses it too). No other AV's pick it up so yeah it's probably a false positive, and maybe got activated when I last updated the BIOS. I did set it to Disable now...