device not connected error
Hello, I've added a new seagate 1TB hard disk to my Windows server 2008 which already has a RAID configuration of two 500gb disks. I have copied some important backups and softwares onto the new 1TB...
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Hi,i have got strange issue here,i have 2008 r2 with AD installed then there is member server with 2008 r2 and file server and application server role installed.when i share a folder on member server...
View ArticleWidows Search not working with Data Deduplication?
Hi,I noticed that many files were missing when searching for them on my Server 2012 Fileserver.After some troubleshooting I noticed that the ones missing, had a Size on Disk of 4KB and the "SparseFile"...
View ArticleRequest advice on File Share Sizing
Hi,Anyone please advice me about file share with failover cluster on WS2008 R2 or later.I have a data about 9TB for 1700 users roaming profile. Anyone please advice me about server sizing of failover...
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Saved file always saves to "network shortcuts" location
I have a problem that I am having an issue resolving. Each time a user is trying to save a file to their home folder with Excel, it wants to save to “Network Shortcuts” folder. As an example, if you...
View ArticleMigrating multiple Server 2003 file servers to one Server 2012
I have two 2003 file servers with shared folders, and many mappings to those folders, and I want to migrate the folders to shared storage on two clustered 2012 servers. I thought I could use DFS...
View ArticleMove directory tree
I'm walking on new territory here.I have a Windows 8 file server that has a large directory tree that has multiple shared folders. Security is a convoluted mess. I need to move this tree to a new...
View ArticleIs it possible to rescue drive files and also format RAW file system into...
Do you have any suggestion for me to format RAW file system to NTFS and also rescue my remained drive files? These external hard drive files are made for the business presentation in the next Monday. I...
View Article2003 SMB client much faster than 2008 R2 SMB client
Hi,Old client: Windows Server 2003 SP2New client: Windows Server 2008 R2 SP1File server: Windows Server 2012 R2 with 2014 November RollupCopying a folder with a large number of files from a file share...
View ArticleUnable to shrink VHDX - Not enough disc space?
Hi!Im hope that i'm posting this in the correct forum/subforum.The thing is that im running several server 2012 hyper-v guests on a server 2012 host machine. During the night the host ran out of disc...
View ArticleImpossible to access File server shares using a DNS alias
I am currently testing migration scenarios to replace 2 standalone W2K3 File Servers into 1 W2K8R2 Failover Cluster.Everything went very well, shares are well accessible as long as I use the new File...
View ArticleMove file in same NTFS volume inherit destination permissions
When moving a file in the same NTFS volume on Server 2008 R2 the file permissions are the original one.What I want is the file when moved to inherit the destination permissions. And I read here...
View ArticleWindows 2012 R2 - Access problems to NFS shares via IPv6
Hello,we setup some NFS shares on HNAS storage box. The connection to this storage is only possible over IPv6 network.My server with Windows 2012 R2 has the feature 'Client for NFS' installed and a...
View ArticleDFS Namespace Windows 2012 r2 domain controller and file server
Our environment is Windows 2012 r2 domain.We are in the process of moving from Windows 2008 r2 file servers to Windows 2012 r2 and are changing the mapping to use domain unc and not server based unc as...
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WinSXS CleanUp Issue
I have a Windows Server 2008R2 SQL Server. All updates to date, and a gigantic WinSXS folder. Bottom line is that I need to clean it up. Ok, but when I run Disk Cleanup WITH ADMINISTRATOR PRIVILEGES I...
View ArticleUnable to list SFTP Directory on windows 2008 r2 server from internet
Hi experts,I have configured a SFTP on windows 2008 r2 server. And i am using the Filezilla on client machine to connect to SFTP server.The connection works properly on internal network but it displays...
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Saved file in Excel always saves to "network shortcuts" location
I have a problem that I am having an issue resolving. Each time a user is trying to save a file to their home folder with Excel, it wants to save to “Network Shortcuts” folder. As an example, if you...
View ArticleDistributed File System Replication between servers with different performance
If Distrubuted File System Replication is set between servers with different performance. What will happen with the performance of the fastest server? Will the performance decrease to match the...
View Article2012 R2 DFS-R stops replicating content between members when folder...
Hello,Since upgrading our DFS member servers (one is a physical DC, other is a VM dedicated to DFS role only) to 2012 R2 I keep getting caught in a weird replication problem. I finally found out when...
View ArticleRicoh Aficio MP C2051 Scan to Folder - Windows Server 2012 Error:...
I have recently upgraded a clients servers to Windows Server 2012 & since doing so have lost the ability to scan to folder.Both servers are domain controllers and previously on a 2008 domain...
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