Managing permissions on files and folders can be an enormous time drain for IT professionals. Users have home folders, departments have proprietary folders, projects have unique folders — the list ...

A file system provides attributes for files and directories on an operating system to help you determine which users on your computer can read, modify, or execute the contents of its files and ...

I have an old iMac that I used as my primary computer for years. I recently purchased an M1 mini that I'm now using as my primary. I did not use migration assistant when setting it up as almost ...

I have just recently changed from Windows XP to Vista Home Premium. I am trying to change a couple of file folders from "read only" to, I guess "not read only". How in the heck do I make that ...

Linux is the most flexible and customizable operating system on the planet. That customizability starts deep within the heart of the Linux kernel and the file system. A computer file system is a ...

Creating or modifying any file on Windows consists of attributes that help others know when the file was created, opened, or modified. If you want to edit files without changing the modified dates, ...

There are a number of Linux commands that will display file system types along with the file system names, mount points and such. Some will also display sizes and available disk space. The df command ...

Managing data storage is ever more complex. IT teams have to wrestle with local, direct-attached storage, storage area networks, network attached storage and cloud storage volumes. They might be ...