Quick fix: Windows 10 System Image files have .vhd or .vhdx extension inside WindowsImageBackup folder. To restore files: right-click .vhd → Mount. Drive letter assigned. Browse and copy files. Or extract whole image via wbadmin: wbadmin start recovery from Windows RE. For specific files: mount + copy is easier than full image recovery. Windows 10 … Read more
Quick fix: External SSD disconnects often due to USB power management. Open Device Manager → Universal Serial Bus controllers. For each USB Root Hub: right-click → Properties → Power Management → untick Allow the computer to turn off this device to save power. Reboot. Also: Power Options → Advanced power settings → USB settings → … Read more
Quick fix: Use robocopy in list mode (doesn’t copy, just lists differences): robocopy “C:\Source” “D:\Target” /e /l /njh /njs. Output: files that would be copied. /l = list only, /e = include subdirs, /njh /njs = no job header / summary. To compare bidirectionally: also robocopy “D:\Target” “C:\Source” /e /l /njh /njs. robocopy’s /l flag: … Read more
Quick fix: OneDrive symlinks point to specific user folder path. Profile migration changes username path. Result: symlinks broken. Fix: re-create symlinks pointing to new OneDrive path. Open Admin cmd: mklink /D “C:\OldLink” “C:\Users\NewUser\OneDrive\TargetFolder”. Or remove and re-create OneDrive folder mappings via OneDrive settings. OneDrive uses local path like C:\Users\[name]\OneDrive\…. Symlinks pointing there break when username … Read more
Quick fix: Open Settings → System → Storage. Pick drive (C:). Shows usage breakdown by category: Apps, Documents, Pictures, Videos, Music, etc. Click each for detail. For more granular: install WizTree (free) or WinDirStat (free) — visualizes folders by size, ranks by type. Windows Settings shows storage breakdown by category. For folder-level visualization with file … Read more