Windows file system troubleshooting. (2015)

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Mike Halsey, MVP, Andrew Bettany, MVP.
• Authors: Halsey, Mike; Bettany, Andrew
• Contents: Dedication; Contents at a Glance; Contents; About the Authors; About the Technical Reviewer; Windows Troubleshooting Series; Introduction; Chapter 1: An Introduction to the Windows File System; An Introduction to File Systems; The Windows File and Folder Structure; The Users Folder; Windows Log Folders; Summary; Chapter 2: Understanding Windows File Systems; Windows File System Components; Disks; Partitioning Disks in Windows; MBR vs. GPT Partitions; Partitioning and Multi-boot Scenarios; Windows File System Drivers; FAT, FAT 32, and exFAT File Systems; NTFS; Hidden Gem: NTFS Symbolic Links. ReFSLimitations of ReFS; File System Tools and Utilities; ChkDsk; Defragment; CCleaner; Summary; Chapter 3: Permissions, Ownership, and Auditing; Using the File System; Configure File and Folder Permissions; Review of ACLs, DACLs, and Permissions; Dynamic Access Control; Understanding NTFS Inheritance; Built-in Groups; Built-in Service Accounts; Moving or Copying Files and Folders; Effective Access; Taking Ownership; Auditing; Tools; Summary; Chapter 4: Managing File Sharing; Sharing Corporate Resources; How Windows Manages Shared Folders; Enabling File Sharing; Sharing Files and Folders. Sharing Folders Using File ExplorerSharing Folders Using Computer Management; Sharing Folders from the Command Line; Combining Share Permissions and NTFS Permissions; Access-Based Enumeration (ABE); Administrative and Hidden Shares; Security Identifiers (SIDs); NTFS Revisited: Special Identities; Physical Security; Tools; Summary; Chapter 5: Managing and Troubleshooting Encryption; Encrypting File System (EFS); Managing EFS Keys in the Microsoft Management Console (MMC); EFS and CIPHER. EXE; The Limitations of EFS; BitLocker and BitLocker To Go; BitLocker and TPM Chips. BitLocker and Windows RTThe Limitations of BitLocker; Recovering Encrypted Data; Summary; Chapter 6: Troubleshooting the Windows File System; The System File Checker; Reading the Blue Screen of Death; Discovering Driver Files; Safe Mode and Diagnostic Startup; Diagnostic Mode; Forcing Safe Mode; Summary; Chapter 7: Troubleshooting the Windows Boot Files; The Windows Boot Partitions; Accessing the Windows Recovery Environment; Rebuilding the Windows Boot Files; Manually Repairing the Boot Menu; Dual Booting Windows with GNU/Linux; Backing Up the Windows Boot Files; Summary. Chapter 8: Restoring Files and Folder Security SettingsWhat Can Go Wrong?; Symptoms and Remedies; Resetting Permissions; Taking Back Ownership; System Restore; Summary; Chapter 9: Repairing the Windows File System Using a Portable OS; Accessing the Contents of the Windows install.wim File; Creating a Windows Installation on a USB Flash Drive; Repairing Windows Files Using a GNU/Linux Disk; So How Do You Know What to Repair?; Summary; Index.
• Publisher Details: Berkeley, CA : Apress
• Publication Date: 2015
• Copyright Date: 2015
• Extent: 1 online resource (xix, 151 pages), illustrations (some color)
• Subjects: 005.4/32; Computer science; File organization (Computer science); COMPUTERS -- System Administration -- Windows Administration; File organization (Computer science); Computers -- Operating Systems -- General; Operating systems; Microsoft software; Microsoft .NET Framework; Operating systems (Computers); Computers -- Programming -- Microsoft Programming; Microsoft programming; Electronic books
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9781484210161; 1484210166; 1484210174; 9781484210178
• Related ISBNs: 9781484210178
• Notes: Note: Online resource; title from PDF title page (SpringerLink, viewed June 30, 2015).
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