NTFS

My secondary SATA HDD is suddenly indicated as a “Local disc” in Windows (10) Explorer. If I open Disk Management, it has a RAW file system, but is indicated as error-free. Tried to connect it to an external docking station, but it is the same there. It spins up, but the data cannot be accessed...

I have been checking out reviews and articles for Teracopy, Robocopy, Cho EazyCopy and Fastcopy. If I decide to go with Fastcopy (which seems to be widely liked and faster than alternatives , I wanted to make sure I select the options correctly assuming I want an exact duplicate of the original...

hello so i had a tcip.sys bluescreen and i managed to stop it for a while,another bluescreen has come up with ntfs.sys i ran disk tools scanned,set scan on startup,no errors or problems were faced,what is going on?does anyone have a fix please is so annoying(windows) thnx

Unsafe shutdown count and Power-off retract count. Are those are concerning values? I usually using this drive attached to a router, so maybe because of that?

Hello all! I have purchased a new 1TB drive and want to format it in such a way that both my Windows 10 installation AND my LinuxMint installation can see, access and use it. Since I want to learn linux, I attempted to do this in the terminal rather than a graphical interface or cmd. I...

I've read that NTFS is hard on flash drives because it involves more writes yet most of the online sources I've seen still suggest NTFS for PC's main storage and only suggest ExFAT for external Flash devices. All three of my recent Windows 10 PCs and laptops use SSD storage but they all came...

I will use Windows 10 to format the flash drives.. so I thought of putting the thread here. anyway, on to the question. Today I'm backing up some large game files into flash drives. Have read on google that to save files over 4GB in size, the file system need to be NTFS. now, assuming I've...

I need an NVidia chipset graphics card that can boot with a Legacy BIOS (CSM mode on a motherboard connected to an SSD that is formatted NTFS - MBR), AND ALSO UEFI bios. I found this old thread... https://forums.tomshardware.com/threads/will-a-gt-1030-work-with-legacy-bios.3309781/ and in one...

Hi, The problem arised when I wanted to copy some files from my HDD onto a USB-stick. When I selected the USB-drive on my PC, I saw there were some files on there I did not recognize and figured I didn't need them, so I promptly deleted them. However, on second glance, I saw I did not select...

I have a 1TB hard drive formatted in XFS. There is no data on the drive, nothing needs to be recovered. I want to remove the XFS and format it with NTFS to use in Windows 10. I wish to use this hard drive as an NTFS drive in Windows 10. How can I accomplish this? -American2021

Hi, I'm considering to buy WD MyBook 4TB (Prod. #: WDBBGB0040HBK-SESN) as my backup drive, but the drive as default formatted with exFAT. My question is, since my OS is Linux Mint, is it safe (and will it work on my PC) if I formatted the drive with NTFS, since I want it work also on my TV...

Disks are a mess after fresh install. How to delete System Reserved partition and extend basic partition? I just bought an NVMe SSD for my Windows 10 PC. Tried Samsung Migration Tool, but I couldn't get to boot on the new drive (BSoD). Long story short I decided to do a fresh install on the...

Hi Guys. I wanted to watch a 3D movie on my TV so was transferring a 6.5GB file to my Sandisk USB Drive. The drive was showing an error- that it cannot hold up such a large file. After a basic search got to know that the USB Drive should be formatted to NTFS instead of FAT32. As soon as i...

I have a mp3 player. When I connect it to PC by USB, I can see it in Windows Explorer, like a normal USB flash drive. If I format it FAT32 in Windows XP and then load mp3 files, the player shows the uploaded files and it can play them normally. If I format it FAT32 in Windows 7 or 10 and then...

I am recording some home videos from VHS tapes to a digital copy for a friend. She wants to be able to play them on the tv with flash drive. I am having trouble figuring out why I cannot play these videos on the TV from the Flash Drive and needs some help. I can play the video on the computer...

Should I use exFAT or NTFS for my USB? I want to put a 10gb file on my usb but I can't put on any files over 4gb with FAT32. It should only be 1 file over 4gb and I don't need it for Mac. I may want to put it into a TV. I also saw that you have to eject NTFS but there is a different setting...

Hello there, I'm new here but have been around many times while tweaking and fixing machines for family and friends, or checking reviews on components and such, so I want to start by thanking to all the nice people sharing their experiences and wisdom here. ❤ I'm having a situation that keeps...

Hello Guys, hope someone can give me an advice. I have this strange problem, I cant figure out the issue. Im trying to copy files fom an external HD to an internal 4TB HD. https://www.photobox.co.uk/my/photo/full?photo_id=502078630612 When trying to copy the "file is too large for the...

I've been really stuck and over my head here (as evidenced by my bad decisions). Any help is much appreciated! Long story short, I accidentally ran Diskpart Clean on my drive (virtual drive mounted on Google Cloud). Panicking and being an idiot, I tried to recreate my first partition out of...

Hello so I have been having a quite annoying issue, Yes I know this laptop old but I mainly use it for a network hotspot and sometimes I use it to watch dvds on it. The issue I am experiencing is that video drivers (It has a xpress 200m) it will not load no matter what I'm pretty much stuck with...

i5 4570k, gygabite Z87-HD3, superflower PSU, MSI GTX960, 2 kingston hyper X 8 GB This PC has already 5 years, except the PSU has 2 and the graphics 1. It suddenly stopped working. All the fans turn on but the screen wont. I tried to use the integrated graphics and clearing the bios. I also...

Hi all! New here. I have HP Pavillion Gamming Laptop, I want to add 4GB RAM, to improve gamming performance .I bought it not long ago, I aimed to get something to run mainly Mortal Kombat X and Far Cry Primal, that’s what I got in mind when buying it, with the budged I had at that moment. It...

I already downloaded what it said to download on a USB drive but im clueless on what to do after that.

Hello, I would appreciate some recommendations for the best laptop I can buy under £500. I'll be using it for surfing the net and using office programs, nothing too demanding but obviously I want the fastest system I can get within the budget, thanks.

So I just got a new Asus z370 TUF Plus gaming mobo and Intel i7 9700k to build into my new Phanteks Evolv X case, the RGB, case fans, ram RGB, USB devices, and GPU fans all power on, but there's no display on my monitor. The mobo or the case I got didn't come with a speaker either, so I can't...

motherboard is MSI B350M GAMING PRO

Hey I would like to get some advice about what CPU I should get for a gaming and editing setup. Im looking at 8700k 8086k 9700k 9900k. Can I have a few opinions? I have a budget of 3-5k alone for the rig itself.

I'd have expected this build to be overkill for 1080p gaming, or suitable for 1440p it can't get above 20fps on 1440p or higher and 1080p only hit 60 on low requirement games CPU: Intel(R) Core(TM) i7-6700K CPU @ 4.00GHz GPU: NVIDIA GeForce GTX TITAN X Motherboard: ASUS H170 PRO GAMING RAM...

Does anyone write to games developers, asking why applications only playing the menu, continue to use up large amounts of cpu and gpu resources

My blue yeti cable broke, I tried all my other mini usb cables, mic turns on, but is in not detected by the computer

I’ve just upgraded to a Gainward GTX 970, and i’ve been having some big issues so far. I also installed a new power supply with the graphics card, a Thermaltake TR2 S 600W. After installing the card, I installed the drivers from Nvidia’s site and ran heaven benchmark to check if it worked...

Hi guys i know they are afew posts regarding this however none state my exact situaion, I have a Corsair h200i case which has a internal fan hub required 2.0 . I currently have a horrible adaptor to convert my 3.0 header into a 2.0 and for the mean time its working out okay. However im...

Hi just wondering if I should upgrade to the 2600 or 2600x. Will I notice any performance gains (FPS) or am I best to keep the setup I have now. I only game on it no video editing or streaming and I play @1440p. I can recycle the 1600 into a pc I am going to build for the missus later on. PC...

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Im upgrading my pc to a i5 8600K but i dont know which Mobo is the best for me. I was thinking about MSI Z370 TOMAHAWK and GIGABYTE Z370 AORUS Gaming 5, but im not sure which to get. My budget i about €200. Any recommendations?

Hey friends, I have a Canon c1028i and I need to know if it's possible to scan documents to a shared folder. Thanks.

Hi, I have recently decided to build a gaming pc and all the parts are in, however when i plug it in and turn it on i receive no video output, or signs of my usb devices functioning. However on bootup i receive one beep, which according to the mobo manufacturer means that the system bootup was...

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can i just have a full set of instructions on what i need to install and whatnot because i'm confused so i bought a new laptop it has windows 10 (clean) i don't want that, my current has 8.1 (can i use that product key) but i heard about drivers and i'm not sure

I recently bought a xfx rx 570 used. I went home and uninstalled the drivers with windows 10 app Uninstaller. I reinstalled the driver using both the disc windows 10 drivers & adrenaline 18.6.1. I got a yellow triangle on device manager for rx 570 and error code 34. I figured the problem would...