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DFS Replication

DFS Replication, short for Distributed File System Replication (DFSR), is a Windows Server role service that allows you to...
icacls: List, set, grant, remove, and deny permissions

In this comprehensive icacls guide, you'll learn how to list, set, grant, remove, and deny permissions, as well as...
Synchronize files between PCs and mobile devices using Synology Drive

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)

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

Usbipd-win is an open-source project that allows sharing locally connected USB devices with other machines, including Hyper-V guests and...
Reset OneDrive synchronization

The OneDrive client synchronizes files between the local computer and the cloud. Sometimes, it can happen that this synchronization...
FileZilla: Migrate settings and connections, read stored passwords

The open-source FTP client FileZilla offers the option of saving connections, including passwords. If you have entered many FTP...
Amazon FSx for Windows file server

This step-by-step guide explains how to create a native Windows file server on AWS using the Amazon FSx service....
Activate SMB compression when copying files over the network

Windows 10 20H2 introduced SMB compression as a new feature, and Server 2022 will also include it. SMB compression...
Windows File Recovery app in Windows 10 2004

Learn about a new native Windows tool that will allow recovery of deleted files. The new Windows File Recovery...
Manage OneDrive caches with Windows Storage Sense

Microsoft's OneDrive application is making large inroads into enterprises as the Enterprise File Share and Sync (EFSS) tool of...
Managing OneDrive cache in Citrix Virtual Apps and RDSH environments using FSLogix Profile Containers

In Remote Desktop Session Host (RDSH) environments, such as Citrix, VMware Horizon, Parallels, or Windows Virtual Desktop, adopting OneDrive...
Virtualize user profiles with Microsoft’s FSLogix Profile Container

Ever since Microsoft acquired FSLogix, customers with RDS CALs or different Microsoft 365 subscriptions may use Profile Container free...
SolarWinds Serv-U: Fast, easy, and secure file transfers

Easy, flexible, and secure file transfers can be difficult to achieve using standard tools. SolarWinds Serv-U file transfer protocol...
User rights assignment in Windows Server 2016

In my previous post,Windows Server security features and best practices, I introduced the built-in features that can be used...
Power Admin File Sight: Protect and audit file servers

PA File Sight fills the security and auditing void left by Windows File Server. It does this by providing...
FolderSecurityViewer: Analyze and report on effective NTFS permissions

We looked at FolderSecurityViewer early last year, and that article covered all the basics. In this review, I'll look...
Condusiv Undelete 11: New features

Condusiv Undelete 11 sports a new user interface, cloud integration, and more robust control over the file system resources...
Monitor file changes in Windows with PowerShell and pswatch

Sometimes I have wanted to monitor a directory for any file changes and receive alerts of those changes, for...