If all the chkdsking and self-healing built into Windows and NTFS can't repair the volume, it's beyond repair. The times when I've had to recover a volume which chkdsk failed on in the 17 years I've ...

NTFS, an acronym that stands for New Technology File System, is a file system first introduced by Microsoft in 1993 with the release of Windows NT 3.1. The Windows Server line of operating systems ...

For the past few decades, Windows has used the NTFS file system as the default for fixed drives on a PC, and that has stuck all the way through today. In recent years, though, Microsoft has been ...

OneDrive users around the world have been upset to discover that with its latest update, Microsoft’s cloud file syncing and storage system no longer works with anything other than disks formatted with ...

Have you ever needed to format a new hard drive or USB drive, and were given the option of selecting from acronyms like FAT, FAT32, or NTFS? Or did you once try plugging in an external device, only ...

Majid was unable to copy a movie from his PC to his newly acquired 32GB USB key, and wondered why. He sent me a screenshot that clearly indicated the problem, as it read “The file is too large for the ...