Disk Management

When it comes to transferring large files (10–100 GB) between Windows systems, the tool I choose can have a massive impact on speed, reliability, and security. In this ultimate showdown, I compare three titans of file transfer: the secure and universal SCP (OpenSSH), the multi-threaded powerhouse Robocopy (SMB), and the PowerShell-native Copy-Item (WinRM). I tested them across different network conditions, from a high-speed 10 GbE LAN to a real-world 5G wireless connection, to help me decide which tool reigns supreme for my specific needs. ...

If I am a user of the Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL), I might have noticed that when I plug in a USB flash drive, it doesn’t automatically appear in my Linux environment. Unlike my C: drive, which is typically mounted at /mnt/c, WSL does not automatically mount removable drives. Fortunately, accessing my USB drive from within WSL is a straightforward process. This guide will walk through the two primary methods I use for mounting a USB drive in WSL2, from a simple drive letter mount to accessing the raw physical disk. ...