[DFSR] Two volumes replication
We have a branch office server which one data volume of 1TB max (Raid5-set, 4 disks). capacity in size. On this volume data resides of two companies. We use DFSR to replicate the data to the file...
View Articlei need windows storage server 2008 R2 standard
hello , where can i find the iso of windows storage server 2008 R2 standard 64 bit ?best regards .
View ArticleUnable to turn off password protected sharing - windows server 2008
Hi,I'm trying to set up a share on a "windows server 2008 standard" available to all the pc's in the network.My problem is that in Control Panel >>> Network and Sharing Center: Password...
View ArticleUser Profile Disks and DFS replication
We're looking to replace a single, heavily used 2003 TS server--for performance, feature, and capacity reasons. Our users frequently have small amounts of data on their desktops/settings that we'd to...
View ArticleCan't view DFSR Health Reports in IE 10 or IE11
As a part of monitoring our DFSR infrastructure, I generate health reports on a weekly basis and have them emailed to me. The DFSR reports require IE in order to be viewed. On top of that, they...
View ArticleUSB Drive Read Only
I'm running Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 64 bit on an Intel HP Pavilion dv6. I have a PNY 16 GB USB drive that is now useless because it has somehow become "read only". Did this happen with bitlocker?...
View ArticleVSS Issues - Filename too Long
Hi,We've recent had some server files issues and we had to retrieve different snapshots of our share folders via VSS. We've ran into a slight issue of character limit and are not able to restore these...
View ArticleSource path name too long windows server 2008
Source path name too long windows server 2008 while copy/move/delete from server
View ArticlePath too long issue
So we have a issue copying files from one server to another. The source server has files with paths+file names over the 256 limit. It appears they were created from a workstation at a share level. So...
View ArticleManaging users creating paths that are longer than 255 characters
We are running into issues with files/folders with paths that are longer than the Windows limit. Is there a way to prevent the user from creating file paths that are longer than they should be?
View ArticleComputers in domain return "Filename or extension too long" errors, computers...
Windows 7 computers on my domain are returning "Filename or extension too long" errors on files that were previously accessible. The filenames and extensions are not too long. When the computers are...
View ArticleSupport for long file names on older applications
HI, I just installed a new Storage Server 2008 server. I have an old DOS application that still serves our needs and it now can't see files with names that are longer than 8.3 on this new server.Yes,...
View ArticleRemoving files with long names.
Hello:I've managed a few windows file servers over the past few years ranging from (server 200 to 2012 R2). Some of the groups in the organization that I work for have a fairly complicated...
View ArticleProblem: Lingering File Handles on DFS-R folder
I am trying to find a way to identify what users/end points have a file handle open to a file in a DFS-R folder to further troubleshoot an issue. Here is what's happening to provide some background. I...
View ArticlePathname character limit nightmare
I have a Windows file server (currently on Server 2003) that is accessed by Windows XP and 7 clients, as well as a few OS X and Linux clients using SAMBA.I am perplexed by the fact that all clients...
View ArticleProblems When Copying 100,000+ Files Using XCopy Etc
We annually have to migrate a large number of files (typically around half a million at a time) between servers. Every year I find the task painstaking, not for a lack of knowledge of Command Prompt...
View ArticleIncrease 255 Character limitation on file servers
How is it possible to increase the outdated character limitation on files and folders on file servers ?Users here use folders and files to structure their data and often reach the limit where the files...
View Articlevery long filenames / path & Slow browsing
Does very long files names and folder names slow down browsing of network sharesWe obtained some data from another company due to partnershipData have long folder names and files names
View ArticleTAKEOWN & Long path
Hi,I am experiencing errors when trying to take ownership of files which have a path longer than 260 characters.Takeown /F "C:\my\very\long...\...\path\file.txt" /AERROR: File or Directory not...
View Articlediskuse.exe crashes when path & filename is longer than 255 chars
Hi All, I am trying to use diskuse.exe v1.3 from Win2003 Reskit to report over 1TB of data. My problem is that diskuse crashes and does not complete. Just before the crash I get an error: WARNING:...
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