Azure Migrate, Microsoft's cloud migration hub, gained a new capability in April 2026: automated, agentless discovery and assessment of...
Enable Windows ReFS boot: Install Windows Server on Resilient File System volumes
windows server 2025, windows, storage, windows server, file tools 0
Windows Server vNext Insider Preview build 29531 introduces ReFS boot, allowing you to install and start Windows Server from...
Mount an S3 bucket on an EC2 instance at boot using fstab with Mountpoint for Amazon S3 or s3fs-fuse
AWS, storage, cloud computing, file tools, linux 0
Mountpoint for Amazon S3 (mountpoint-s3) now allows you to mount an S3 bucket in AWS at EC2 instance...
Migrate a file server to Windows Server 2025
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A structured approach that covers technical steps and strategic planning can streamline the migration of a file server to...
Windows Server 2025 offers built-in file compression for the ZIP and 7z formats. Additionally, you can create TAR balls...
An essential step towards automating the Windows setup process is replacing the system drive's interactive partitioning with a script....
Dev Drive is a new feature in Windows 11 23H2, also included in the preview of Windows Server 2025....
Copying files between Windows and Linux with SCP and PowerShell
powershell remoting, powershell, file tools, linux 9
There are various mechanisms for copying files between Windows and Linux. A proven tool for this purpose is Secure...
Linux SMB mounts allow you to access shared files and folders on Windows servers from your Linux machine. This...
In addition to the web server, Internet Information Services (IIS) contain an FTP server. It is integrated with the...
Etcher, also known as BalenaEtcher, is a tool for copying operating systems and burning the OS image onto removable...
In my previous post about NTFS permissions, I showed you how to list file or folder permissions that differ...
Cryptomator is a free, open-source solution that allows you to encrypt Dropbox and OneDrive using strong encryption that you...
Read NTFS permissions: View read, write, and deny access information with AccessEnum
security, file tools 4
Reading NTFS permissions for files and folders on a Windows device to find misconfiguration can be a cumbersome and...
If you cannot delete a file or folder and the operation fails with the error message "This action can't...
DFS Replication, short for Distributed File System Replication (DFSR), is a Windows Server role service that allows you to...
In this comprehensive icacls guide, you'll learn how to list, set, grant, remove, and deny permissions, as well as...
If you want to synchronize files between several computers and mobile devices, the well-known cloud services from Microsoft or...
Prevent ransomware attacks on network shares with File Server Resource Manager (FSRM)
storage, security, file tools 6
Every week, it seems that another company becomes the victim of a coordinated ransomware attack. While several companies offer...
Usbipd-win: Access and share USB devices in Hyper-V VMs and WSL
wsl, hyper‑v, virtualization, file tools 1
Usbipd-win is an open-source project that allows sharing locally connected USB devices with other machines, including Hyper-V guests and...
