Network file system (NFS), server message block (SMB) and common internet file system (CIFS) are all file access storage protocols, used to access files on remote servers and storage servers (such as ...

External storage, such as an SD card, HDD, or SSD, tends to slow down over time or becomes inaccessible when used elsewhere. A simple solution is to format the SD card, which will help to speed up as ...

Microsoft wants you to use the cloud, but there are a lot of good options — including trusty old network file sharing and a little-known modern Windows feature. Remember the HomeGroup on Windows 7?

Despite the many changes in data storage over the decades, some fundamentals remain. One of these is that storage is accessed by one of three methods – block, file and object. This article will define ...

In context: Microsoft introduced the original version of ReFS in 2012 alongside the enterprise-focused Windows Server 2012. At the time, the company stated that the new file system was intended to ...