No matter how high-capacity your storage drive is, you always need to see how much space you have used and what files are using it. While there are ways to do this from the GUI in Linux, as always, ...

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If your Windows XP computer shuts down unexpectedly or if disk errors are detected, the automatic Check Disk Utility will run during the startup process. If the hard disks are large, the Check Disk ...

Ran into a brick wall on this one. Trying to use the disk builtin check with icinga2 for my linux boxes, but for anything other than the '/' partition, it tells me that the disk in question is "not ...

The following are methods to Check Disk Space Usage in a Folder in Windows 11/10. Check the Folder’s Size from File Explorer Check the Folder’s Size from Command Prompt Check the Folder’s Size from ...

Performing regular and periodic maintenance is key to keeping your PC running in tip-top shape. It takes discipline to remember to do it, but fear not, forgetful desk jockeys: You can automate many ...

I haven't run checkdisk / scandisk on either of my Vista machines before, wondering how to go about it and what switches to include. I want to run Diskeeper 2010 Pro Premier defragger shortly after, ...

Any day now, the folks who bought new PCs that qualified for free Windows Vista upgrades through Microsoft's Express Upgrade program will begin receiving their disks. Others are buying shrink-wrapped ...