NTFS is an improvement over FAT32 as it provides many new features like encryption, compression and many more. If you want to quickly convert FAT to NTFS without losing data then here I’m providing simple steps that will be executed in command prompt.
Tuesday, 22 December 2015
Sunday, 13 December 2015
How to Convert MBR to GPT partition in Command Prompt
GPT (GUID partition table) is a replacement of MBR (Master boot record). There are many advantages to using GPT since it allows you to create more than four primary partition and it supports disk larger than 2TB. In this blog, I will elaborate the process that convert MBR to GPT in command prompt.
Saturday, 12 December 2015
Steps to Convert GPT to MBR disk using Command Prompt
GPT (GUID Partition table) and MBR (Master Boot Record) are two types of layout that are used to create partition or volume on a hard disk. MBR is based on BIOS whereas GPT is based on (EFI) Extensible Firmware Interface. In this blog, I will provide you the simplest way to convert GPT to MBR using command prompt.
Tuesday, 8 December 2015
MBR partition or GPT partition: Which one is better?
MBR or GPT both are used to format the hard disk in a way so that PC knows where all partitions are located. PCs get the information from the device’s Master Boot Record (MBR) but in now days a new technology has taken the place of MBR i.e. GUID Partition Table (GPT). We are going to discuss about which one is better MBR or GPT.
Saturday, 5 December 2015
Resilient File System (ReFS)- A New Generation File System
The File System in a computer is to store the data in such a way so that they can be easily stored and found. Here we are going to have a look at Resilient file system (ReFS) - the next generations file system and determines its features.
Friday, 4 December 2015
Evolution of Windows Server Operating system in 20 years
Windows Server is a combination of server based operating systems released by Microsoft Corporation. The very first version of server edition was introduced with Windows NT 3.1 and followed by Windows NT 3.5, Windows NT 4.0 server, Windows 2000 server and more versions. Afterwards Win server came with lots of upgraded features which we are going to discuss here, about different versions of windows server operating system and their features.
Simple Steps to Run Check Disk utility in GUI mode
Windows users need to run Check Disk tool every so often in order to check if hard disk is working correctly. CHKDSK is basically an in-built utility to check or repair our hard drive, bad sectors or any error if there in our volumes. It is a system tool in DOS, OS/2 and Windows operating system. When Check Disk is scheduled to run at reboot, it is called Autochk. It works with both FAT and NTFS file systems of WINDOWS OS. This post will explain the simplest way to run Check Disk in Graphical User Interface.
Thursday, 3 December 2015
5 Phases of Check Disk utility- The internal working
CHKDSK is a command in the Windows command line to run a program, or utility, known as Check Disk. The Check Disk program is there to make sure that the computer’s files and file system are in order. It checks the file system and metadata of a volume for logical and physical errors then displays the correction of errors. In this article we discuss about 5 phases which are performed by CHKDSK during it verifies the file for errors.
Wednesday, 2 December 2015
CHKDSK- A Command Line tool of Windows to Fix Disk Errors
When users have trouble accessing their hard drive then CHKDSK or Check disk utility is always recommended. Besides, every computer user must run this tool periodically so that hard drive can work smoothly. The Check Disk or CHKDSK utility is used to scan hard drive for errors in Windows operating system. Check disk program is there to make sure that the computer’s file system and file systems are working properly. We are going to discuss how to run CHKDSK in Command prompt using various CHKDSK switches by scanning the disk and fix the errors.