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Windows Data Storage Administration Tools


Administrators use a wide array of tools, utilities and freeware to manage their Windows storage environments. This topic page provides information on some of the best Microsoft and third-party tools available to Windows IT professionals when dealing with storage. You'll also find details on how to use and best take advantage of several storage commands and utilities available with Windows server operating systems such as Windows Server 2003 and 2008.
IN THIS TOPIC:  NEWS (1) , EXPERT TECHNICAL ADVICE (33) , REFERENCE & LEARNING (3)

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Unstoppable Copier recovers data from bad files by ignoring errors
TIP - Several command-line utilities that recover data from damaged disks by ignoring errors, but a tool called Unstoppable Copier does it using a Windows GUI.

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Ask Microsoft: How can I increase the capacity of my system volume?
SearchWinComputing.com | 17 Oct 2005
ARTICLE - A Microsoft engineer offers advice on how to expand the system volume on a server running Windows Server 2003 by using the Diskpart utilty.
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  EXPERT TECHNICAL ADVICE: 1 - 3 of 33
Windows scripting secrets for disk quota management
Submitted By: SearchWinComputing.com | 13 Feb 2008
TIP - Despite improvements to disk quota management, Windows 2003 doesn't have any built-in reporting tools. Fortunately, admins can use a script to create reports on disk space usage.
Exploring the Windows Server 2003 Resource Kit: Compress.exe and Expand.exe
31 Oct 2007
TIP - To make a compressed copy of a file via a script or the command line, use Windows Server 2003 Resource Kit tools -- Compress.exe and Expand.exe -- to help streamline such tasks.
How to use the g4u network-based hard disk cloning utility
18 Oct 2007
TIP - If you're familiar with Symantec's Ghost Solution suite, you might want to consider g4u, a freeware alternative that can clone disks across a network to an FTP server.
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Top 10 Windows storage management tips of 2007
SearchWinComputing.com | 07 Dec 2007
TOP TIPS - A compilation of our best Windows storage tips from 2007, with advice ranging from SAN and iSCSI to disk backups and restores.
A Windows administrator's guide to Diskpart commands
SearchWinComputing.com staff | 16 May 2007
TECHNICAL GUIDE - Administrators often use Microsoft's Diskpart utility to configure disk partitions and keep from running out of space on their servers. This guide reviews the Diskpart commands.
WinStorage: an ezine for Windows storage administrators
SearchWinComputing.com | 21 Feb 2007
E-BOOK - WinStorage ezine was created to help Windows admins address storage-related challenges in Windows environments. This issue's cover article discusses improvements to DFS in R2.
VIEW ALL REFERENCE & LEARNING ON WINDOWS DATA STORAGE ADMINISTRATION TOOLS

SEE ALSO - Topics Related to Windows Data Storage Administration Tools: 
Windows Disaster Recovery and Business Continuity, Windows Direct-Attached Storage (DAS), Windows Networked Storage, Windows Storage Systems Hardware, Windows Data Recovery, Microsoft Windows Data Backup and Protection


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