Can Copying Corrupted Music Files Damage Other Data on My Computer?
I copied a music folder from an old USB drive to my laptop, and some songs played normally while others had glitches or silent sections. I deleted the…
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Are Large Shared Excel Files Causing Tiger Bridge Sync Corruption?
A few months ago, our organization migrated to a hybrid storage setup using Tiger Bridge to synchronize files between local storage and an AWS-based system. Our data analytics…
Can Repeatedly Zipping and Unzipping Files Reduce Their Quality?
If I compress files with WinRAR or ZIP and then extract them repeatedly, can the files gradually become damaged or lose quality? I'm especially wondering whether this works…
Can Repeatedly Zipping and Unzipping Files Reduce Their Quality?
If I compress files with WinRAR and then extract them repeatedly, can the files gradually become damaged or lose quality? I'm especially wondering whether this is different for…
Is It Safe to Use NTFS Partitions from Linux for Media Files?
I have a Windows PC with a Ryzen 7 9700X, an RX 9070 GRE, and 16 GB of DDR5 RAM. I installed CachyOS on a second SSD, while…
Is it safe to run Linux games from a shared NTFS external SSD?
I keep World of Warcraft on an external NVMe SSD formatted as NTFS so I can use it from Windows on different PCs. The game already works on…
Can Deleted Footage Be Recovered from an External SSD?
I'm working on a client video project. The Premiere project files and cache are on my internal SSD, while the original Sony A7 IV footage is stored on…
Files become corrupted when copied to SATA SSDs, but work fine on an HDD
I'm trying to figure out why files copied from my ASUS TUF F15 FX506HF to SATA SSDs become corrupted. Videos develop frozen frames and solid red, green, or…
Why do files become corrupted when copied to SATA SSDs, but not to an HDD?
I bought a new SATA SSD and USB enclosure to transfer files from my ASUS TUF F15 FX506HF. After copying files over, videos showed dead frames and solid…
What filesystem should I use to share documents between Windows and Linux?
I'm planning to make Linux my primary operating system while keeping Windows available for a few applications that don't work properly under Linux. My preferred setup is Linux…
Trouble Opening Large Google Sheet Exported as Excel: Any Ideas?
I'm dealing with a frustrating issue where a large Google Sheet (30MB) exported as an .xlsx file won't open on certain workstations. The specific error message I get…
How can I upgrade from cracked Windows 10 to a legitimate Windows 11?
I recently built a new PC with a Ryzen 5 5600, 16GB of DDR4 3200MHz RAM, and a 256GB NVMe drive. I had a tech install a pirated…
How to Safely Set Up a Dual Boot with Linux and Windows?
I'm transitioning from using Linux on a virtual machine to actually installing it on my laptop for better efficiency. I've chosen Ubuntu as my distribution, but I have…
Is My Computer Okay After Interrupting a System Restore?
I interrupted a system restore after waiting six hours because it was taking way too long. The message said nothing had changed with my computer's files or settings,…
Why do my USB drives keep getting corrupted?
I'm having a frustrating problem with USB drives. Every time I plug one into my computer, they get corrupted and the files I transfer seem to vanish. When…
Are My Photoshop Files Failing? Should I Be Concerned?
My external hard drive, which I've been using for about five years, has stopped functioning properly with all my Photoshop files (PSDs). They won't open anymore, which has…
What's the Best Way to Safely Disconnect External Hard Drives?
I'm trying to clarify the best practice for shutting down my computer when I have external hard drives connected. Should I be ejecting the drives first before turning…
Why Does My Video File Claim to Be an Hour Long but Only Plays for Eight Minutes?
I've got a perplexing issue with a video file I downloaded for work. The file says it's over an hour long when I check in VLC, but when…
Why Do All My USB Files Have Extra Characters in Their Names?
I recently plugged my USB drive into my laptop, and I've noticed that all of my files now have a bunch of (1)(1)(1)(1)(1) added to their names. When…
How Can I Tell if My Media Files Are Corrupted After an Interrupted Transfer?
I recently ran into a problem with my home server while transferring some large media files (between 50GB and 150GB) from my Windows 11 PC to an unRAID…