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How many folders can I put in one Windows folder?
This may be an X/Y problem. Perhaps what you are doing is better suited for a database rather than a filesystem. With a database, you can easily store and access many millions of records quickly and ...
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How many folders can I put in one Windows folder?
As far the theoretical capacities of NTFS are concerned, there is no problem.
The Microsoft article on
Maximum Sizes on an NTFS Volume
specifies that the maximum of files per volume is 4,294,967,295,
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Docker / Windows Container: how to mount a host folder as data volume on Windows 2016
On Windows, the paths must be specified using Windows-style semantics. You should not use a leading slash in front of the path.
docker run -v c:\Users\[path]:c:\[containerPath]
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How To Expand Ubuntu 20.04 LTS Filesystem Volume on Hyper-V
I tried existing solutions on 18.04 and found it doesn't work with a 'nothing to do' output. Some further searching had similar-but-slightly-different steps and needing to merge a few different bits-...
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How many folders can I put in one Windows folder?
The number of files inside a folder has nothing to do with the OS. It's a feature of the file system although the system you use may in turn has lower limitations. Some file systems limit the number ...
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What is "NT AUTHORITY" and "NT SERVICE"
A more technical explanation:
In Windows ACLs (access-control lists), permissions are applied to trustees - users, groups, or other security principals.
The trustees are uniquely identified by SIDs, ...
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Force Windows to install *all* missing updates
No you can not force all the updates at one time. Sometimes updates are applied to other updates. It is updating as far as it can in one go, rechecking for any newer updates that can now be applied ...
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How To Expand Ubuntu 20.04 LTS Filesystem Volume on Hyper-V
This is an issue I've run into so many times, I've decided to leave a public trace on how to do it quickly.
In Hyper-V, edit the virtual machine and go under “Hard Drive”
Click on “Edit”, select “...
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How To Expand Ubuntu 20.04 LTS Filesystem Volume on Hyper-V
For me, sudo lvdisplay does not work and returns nothing, for some reason. GParted also refused to start.
So I had to find other ways. Here is what brought luck:
Start the VM again and install Guest ...
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How do I reset file ownership at the command line when the files are owned by users from a dead domain?
The issue with using icacls /setowner is that gaining ownership doesn't implicitly grant you any other rights except "Write ACL" – in particular it doesn't actually grant you the rights to ...
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The connection was denied because the user account is not authorized
Instead of editing the User Rights Assignment on your workstations, consider using a Group Policy Preference (GPP) setting to modify the membership of the Remote Desktop Users group. By default, ...
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Adding additional SSL certificate to be recognized in Cygwin
Since your git-command is using Curl internally, try curl --verbose https://the-repo-URL to see what happens.
Expected result is the same error you reported: "SSL certificate problem: unable to get ...
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do files in the temporary folders get automatically deleted?
As of Windows 10, the answer now seems to be "yes". Windows 10 includes a feature called Storage Sense which among other things may delete older files in the temporary folder.
Whether or not ...
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Force Windows to install *all* missing updates
Apparently manually checking for updates can actually find extra updates that would not normally be offered to you; you used to have to install these updates, but they've since been made optional.
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Docker / Windows Container: how to mount a host folder as data volume on Windows 2016
Windows 10 Anniversary Update and Windows Server 2016 RTM.
Add a volume:
docker run -d -v my-named-volume:C:\MyNamedVolume testimage:latest
Mount a host directory:
docker run -d -v C:\Temp\123:C:\...
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How to restore Command Prompt (Admin) to Windows 10 Right-Click Start Menu?
hi guys just right click the taskbar and go to taskbar setting there uncheck the replace command prompt with windows powershell or something along those lines. and the next time u right click the ...
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Install fonts on Windows 2019 Terminal Server for all users
The answer is simple: When one right-clicks on a font, there is the well known option to "install" it. Right below is an option to "install for all users" which does what I want.
(Sorry for having ...
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Install language pack via command line
Try the command:
Dism /online /Add-Package /PackagePath:C:\test\LangPacks\lp.cab
See: Add and Remove Language Packs on a Running Windows Installation
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Windows File Sharing from a non-Domain server to AD-connected PC's
This is done with two Local Security Policy (gpedit.msc) changes on the server. Both are located in:
Computer Configuration -> Windows Settings -> Security Settings -> Local Policies -> ...
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how to cache credentials on Windows
The answer: No.
As Schroeder mentions in his comment, the way this is to be done is to require staff to log into the computer while it is still connected in the office.
There is a setting that can ...
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How to restore Command Prompt (Admin) to Windows 10 Right-Click Start Menu?
Do you mean that in the Context Menu when right-clicking Start Command Prompt (Admin) is missing?
Try copying all the content from the folder
C:\Users\Default\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows\WinX
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Task Scheduler repeat task not triggering
The correct way to set this up is to set the start time any time in the past, then select "Run task as soon as possible after a scheduled start is missed" in the Settings tab.
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Task Scheduler repeat task not triggering
I ran into this problem me too, I was able to solve it by setting the start date and time one or two minutes ahead of the time of making the task to trigger the action and start repeating it as ...
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Task Scheduler repeat task not triggering
I fought with this non-sense for an entire day, scouring event logs and triple-checking permissions, and the only logical conclusion is that Task Scheduler shows the Next Run Time incorrectly when you ...
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Windows Hello PIN/Fingerprint "This option is currently unavailable"
I had the same problem, here is what worked for me:
Found a solution finally at the following location:
https://social.technet.microsoft.com/Forums/en-US/84a0bd50-1360-4a94-bfb3-b049ecace521/pin-and-...
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Does Azure Backup for Windows Server affect regular SQL Server backups on the same server?
I wanted to clarify as per that post you linked to in the question and you are asking about "to be protected even better from a possible ransomware attack" specifically as per the. . .
"You can ...
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Force Windows to install *all* missing updates
Depending on the number of missing updates I would consider 3rd party software - namely WSUS Offline. It's freeware if you are concerned.
The good part is that this software greatly lessens the pain ...
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What is the windows apppatch directory purpose and contents?
The directory c:\windows\apppatch is used by the Microsoft Application Compatibility Toolkit
From How to use the Compatibility Administrator utility in Windows
You can use the Compatibility ...
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Error while opening the Windows Defender in Windows Server 2016
This may be a problem with the local security policy. It can be easily changed.
Access the local security policy GUI by gpedit.msc into cmd or run. If that doesn't work you can go to Server Manager --...
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