April 2002
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27h 54m
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Hard Disk
Synopsis
The following settings and tasks relate to using hard disks, typically accessed through My Computer or Windows Explorer. See Figure 5-4. (See also Folders.)
Figure 5-4. Open the Properties sheet of a hard disk to view statistics and to access certain hard disk tools
- Hard Disk, cache settings for offline access
Explorer → right-click drive icon → Sharing → Caching
- Hard Disk, change Chkdsk options at Windows startup
- Hard Disk, change drive letters
Disk Management (
diskmgmt.msc); see Microsoft Management Console in Chapter 4.- Hard Disk, change label
- Hard Disk, check for errors
Explorer → right-click drive icon → Properties → Tools tab → Check Now
- Hard Disk, clean up
Explorer → right-click drive icon → Properties → General tab → Disk Cleanup
- Hard Disk, compress drive
Explorer → right-click drive icon → Properties → Compress drive to save disk space
- Hard Disk, compression options
See NTFS Compression Utility in Chapter 4.
- Hard Disk, convert FAT and FAT32 drives to NTFS filesystem
- Hard Disk, convert to dynamic disk
Disk Management (
diskmgmt.msc) → View → Top → Disk List → right-click on drive in top pane → Convert to Dynamic Disk- Hard Disk, defragment
Explorer → right-click drive icon → Properties → Tools tab → Defragment Now
- Hard Disk, enable / disable write ...
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