How to replace a dead controller without losing data. How to import an external configuration, replace the controller with a different model, and how to extract information from disks of a RAID system when the controller is missing.

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How to create a software RAID in Windows Server. In our previous videos, we explored what is RAID, how to build a computer for RAID systems, and how to create such a system using the BIOS features integrated into your motherboard. And today you’ll see how to create a software RAID in Windows Server operating system with a graphical interface.

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How to create a bootable USB drive for Windows 11 with an Android smartphone. Problems with booting an operating system may appear out of the blue, and usually it happens at the most inappropriate moment. On the one hand, you may not have access to another computer at this particular moment, or there might be no bootable disk or USB drive at hand. On the other hand, you don’t feel like visiting your friends who live on the other side of the city... but you do have that portable gadget in your pocket! With an Android smartphone, you can easily restore the operating system of your computer.

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To find out how to install and configure a Postfix mail server with Dovecot. How to configure the mail server to prevent your emails from falling into the spam folder, how to add DNS entries such as SPF, DKIM and DMARC. Creating a mail server on Linux-based machines could be one of the most important things that every system administrator should do. If this is the first time you configure your server, you are going to face a lot of aspects that have to be considered during setup. In today’s video, I’ll take you through the initial server configuration. We’ll discover how to install a Postfix mail agent and a Dovecot mail server, and how to configure them for your emails to circulate properly. Postfix is a free and open-source MTA - mail transfer agent - that can be used to route and deliver electronic mail on a Linux system. Dovecot is a mail delivery agent created primarily with security in mind. I’ll show you how to configure it as an IMAP or POP3 server.

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Today we’ll be talking about recovering data that has been removed as a result of formatting a hard disk, a USB pen drive or a memory card. When any of them is formatted, a part of the information which tells us how data is located on the disk gets destroyed. Nevertheless, in most cases it is quite possible to recover data after formatting. The chances for success depend on the file system type, the nature of data and the number of files, and it also matters what information and how much information was written on the disk after it was formatted. HERE’S A VERY IMPORTANT NOTICE!!! You mustn’t write any data or perform other operations involving a freshly formatted disk, because it greatly reduces the chances to recover anything! Text version:https://hetmanrecovery.com/recovery_news/how-to-recover-data-after-formatting-a-hard-drive-usb-flash-drive-or-memory-card.htm Video version:https://youtu.be/bEm5mjSAppk?si=xHlhiv_B6vQp-yrC

Today we’re going to talk about recovering files which get deleted when you empty the Recycle Bin. (We all know that after deleting a file, Windows sends it to the Recycle Bin - a special folder for deleted files.) We will also explore the situation when data gets removed with the keyboard shortcut Shift + Del, that is, when the Recycle Bin is not used, and the files are removed irreversibly.

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If you think that you can pull a job by copying a folder with a program, pasting it to the other disk and use that program just as before – well, I’ve got bad news for you: things just don’t work that way. When you start the program after you have relocated it to another disk, you are going to see an error message instead. In this video, we will find out how to move a program or game to another disk and make sure they work without errors, no matter what their new location might be. Text version:https://hetmanrecovery.com/recovery_news/how-to-transfer-files-and-settings-to-another-pc.htm Video version:https://youtu.be/qbb3zjlv7Ck?si=5z4kki2m4rBjKcEH

We will discuss ZFS file system, its structure, peculiarities, and downsides.

ZFS or Zettabyte File System is a special file system initially created by Sun Microsystems for the operating system called Solaris. It supports huge amounts of data, combines the concepts of a file system, physical disk and volume manager, and offers simple management methods for storage volumes.

It is a next generation file system initially designed for NAS solutions with improved security, reliability and performance. Unlike many other systems, ZFS is a 128-bit file system offering a virtually unlimited capacity. ZFS is an open-source project licensed under CDDL (Common Development and Distribution License).

If you want to use ZFS out of the box, you’ll have to install either FreeBSD or an operating system using the illumos kernel (illumos is a fork of the OpenSolaris kernel).

If you want to use ZFS on Ubuntu, you need to add the support features manually - but that’s a pretty easy thing to do and it involves running a few commands. We will explore it in detail a bit later, but now let’s talk about pros and cons of this file system.

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To find out how to recover data after resetting a Windows 11 computer to factory defaults, and How to reset Windows 111 to factory settings without losing data.

Sometimes, when your computer is plagued by frequent errors and freezes, you have no other options left but to reset it to factory defaults. Reinstalling or resetting the computer's operating system can fix many different bugs and glitches, but it also means that all computer settings are restored to their default – or factory – values. What is worse, it can also remove important files and even all your data. Within a few minutes, I'll show you how to reset a Windows 11 computer safely and without risking your precious personal files. And even if worse comes to worst, you'll know how to recover data lost after an unsuccessful attempt at resetting or reinstalling an operating system or formatting a hard disk.

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To find out how to create and configure a RAID array based on server ProLiant DL380p G8 with the help of the integrated utility HP Smart Storage Administrator, and how to recover data from a damaged RAID system based on P410 controller.

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When do you need to update BIOS? If your computer works without any problems, and all of the devices connected to your PC are bug-free, there is no need to update BIOS. But if your computer is relatively old, and you cannot connect a certain device without errors, then updating BIOS can solve the problem. Having Windows 8 or 10 installed on an old PC, a BIOS update can solve the problem with incorrect work of old drivers. Sometimes when trying to install Windows 10 on an old computer you can face this kind of screen freezing in the first window after booting the computer which makes it impossible to continue with installation of the operating system (I also experienced such problem). I solved it by updating BIOS to the latest version.

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I’m going to tell you what to do if your phone can’t see a memory card. One day or another, everyone may face the situation when a phone can’t recognize a memory card, or it displays a message saying the card is out of order, damaged or not supported, to say nothing about other possible issues. From today’s video, you will learn why such things happen and how they can be fixed in an Android device.

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What to do if your computer or laptop gets too slow, and how to reduce disk usage in Windows 10, 8, 7 and Vista. After buying a new laptop or a PC with the latest version of Windows as a pre-installed operating system, or after reinstalling/updating their operating system, users often face the problem of 100% disk usage.

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To find out how to install and configure TrueNAS Core operating system, and how to turn an ordinary computer into a NAS storage with TrueNAS operating system.

TrueNAS CORE (previously known as FreeNAS) is a free open-source operating system for data storage applications, which enables you to create your own data server - and do it without spending a single dollar on software.

With TrueNAS, you can turn an ordinary computer into a network-attached storage with the full functionality of a NAS device, a modern file system, ZFS, and various plugins.

Most users seem to view ZFS file system as a favorite choice for NAS servers, because it is designed to ensure the best possible data integrity along with excellent performance and outstanding effectiveness. It offers real-time compression and deduplication which can save your disk space considerably.

In this video, we will explore TrueNAS installation process and basic configuration of the network storage device.

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I’m going to show you a few good programs to help you test a hard disk and fix any errors they can find. Most old HDDs do experience certain errors or contain the so-called bad blocks which are, in fact, unreadable sectors. Having bad blocks means you are bound to face some sort of negative consequences sooner or later - it’s only a matter of time before you are going to lose important data. To prevent that misfortune, it is recommended to test hard disks for bad blocks regularly. There are tools that can help you examine a hard disk and even fix the blocks that have gone bad over time.

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To find out how to speed up VMWare, Oracle VirtualBox and Microsoft Hyper-V virtual machines.

The virtualization technology is widely used in various fields, from servers to desktop computers. Although it may be quite easy to set up a virtual machine on your computer, its performance always remains to be one of those tricky issues. So, in today’s video I’m going to show you a few methods to help you boost your virtual machine. This tutorial is quite generalized, so it is going to be helpful no matter what particular hypervisor you are using.

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How about FAT32, NTFS and exFAT file systems. How to convert a USB drive, a memory card or an external hard disk from one file system into another and back, why you may need it, and how you can do it without losing data.

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To find out how to move a virtual machine from Hyper-V to ProxmoxVE hypervisor.

Nowadays, virtualization has become an integral part of IT infrastructure, and many companies use all kinds of hypervisors to launch their apps and services. Sometimes, users may need to move a virtual machine from one hypervisor to another. In this case, if you have a virtual machine working on Hyper-V and you would like to transfer it to Proxmox, you may need additional information about how to do it properly. In today’s video, we will explore the steps you need to take to move a virtual machine successfully from Hyper-V to Proxmox.

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How to safely keep, save, backup or recover lost AI, EPS, PSD, PSB, CDR files created in Adobe Photoshop, Adobe Illustrator and CorelDraw. Adobe Photoshop, Adobe Illustrator and CorelDraw are very reliable software but as well as other programs they may encounter errors and failures that are not necessarily caused by their own internal reasons. It often results in loss of the file that the user has been working on.

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How to connect two or more routers to one network, use this trick to boost your Wi-Fi network signal or create one more access point within the existing network. We will consider two ways of doing it - with a cable or Wi-Fi connection.

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