Rob Kennedy reiterates: "Disk First Aid is the only disk utility I have. I am confident that Disk First Aid did in fact create the Damaged Files folder." Jeff Kenny concurs: "I too had this folder and ...

Users continue to report an issue where Burn Folders -- which rely on aliases -- indicate that the designated directory is larger than its actual size, in some cases preventing recording, reporting ...

encrypted user folder on an external disk- can it be done? a user folder on an unencrypted disk works just fine. i managed to sort of do it by logging into a second empty account on the internal, ...

Disk Cleanup Tool – The inbuilt tool that comes with Windows had always been used to reclaim space. It used to be handy even during regular usage or after Windows installation to delete those backup ...

Write-protected CDs are designed to have files copied to them only once. Blank write-protected CDs are identified as CD-R discs. Using the default options in Windows, once you copy files to a CD-R and ...

Local folders sync with the SkyDrive in the cloud. Save a file to disk, SD calls home and sends it up. But what happens if the local folder on the hard drive is restored with an image of a previous ...

Microsoft has decided to roll back its decision to add the Downloads folder to the Windows 10 Disk Cleanup program after receiving negative feedback from users. The Windows 10 Disk Cleanup program ...

“What do you mean there’s insufficient space on my multi-terabyte disk?” If you’ve ever shouted that at your computer, first, switch to decaf; and second ...

Windows guy Dennis O'Reilly says you can clear space on your hard drive by removing "uninstall folders"—temporary folders of files Windows sets up that let it roll back updates in case something goes ...

If you normally use the Disk Cleanup tool in Windows 10 to remove temporary and unnecessary files, after installing the Windows 10 October 2018 Update you need to be more careful. This is because ...

Inside your Dropbox folder is a hidden cache folder that stores deleted files locally on your computer for faster restores. If you use Dropbox a lot, this cache folder can eat up valuable HD space.