# \#ntfs

**URL:** https://forum.storj.io/tag/ntfs/175.md

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## [Dr. Strangelove + NTFS + VMWare + Piecestore](https://forum.storj.io/t/dr-strangelove-ntfs-vmware-piecestore/32864)

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**Author:** [@Julio](https://forum.storj.io/u/Julio)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [October 6, 2026, 4:04pm UTC](https://forum.storj.io/t/dr-strangelove-ntfs-vmware-piecestore/32864 "2026-10-06T16:04:15Z")

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How not to need ZFS on Windows. I asked AI to contemplate how I set-up file systems for STORJ in a Windows environment, on platform and file system heavily frowned upon on this forum…here’s what it had to say, and by th…

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## [Disk usage discrepancy?](https://forum.storj.io/t/disk-usage-discrepancy/24715)

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**Author:** [@kchiem](https://forum.storj.io/u/kchiem)\
**Replies:** 1177\
**Last updated:** [August 6, 2026, 10:08pm UTC](https://forum.storj.io/t/disk-usage-discrepancy/24715 "2026-08-06T22:08:13Z")

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And yet my filesystem saids 14.49TB is being used. Why don’t the dashboard’s figures even agree, and why are they both under what’s actually used?

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## [Using NTFS on other OSes](https://forum.storj.io/t/using-ntfs-on-other-oses/31456)

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**Author:** [@Grimm](https://forum.storj.io/u/Grimm)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [February 13, 2026, 6:10pm UTC](https://forum.storj.io/t/using-ntfs-on-other-oses/31456 "2026-02-13T18:10:21Z")

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NTFS on linux is not that great, never has been. How is NTFS on FreeBSD?

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## [Ways of speeding up filewalker on NTFS](https://forum.storj.io/t/ways-of-speeding-up-filewalker-on-ntfs/27225)

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**Author:** [@HGPlays](https://forum.storj.io/u/HGPlays)\
**Replies:** 65\
**Last updated:** [August 12, 2024, 10:39pm UTC](https://forum.storj.io/t/ways-of-speeding-up-filewalker-on-ntfs/27225 "2024-08-12T22:39:21Z")

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Hallo, i am looking for ways to speed up filewalkers for GC and Space used on many Windows nodes. I know its about iops and the following can be done: Db on ssd Log on ssd No file indexing on drive What else tho? I…

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## [ERROR	pieces	failed to lazywalk space used by satellite](https://forum.storj.io/t/error-pieces-failed-to-lazywalk-space-used-by-satellite/26924)

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**Author:** [@Hitobics](https://forum.storj.io/u/Hitobics)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [July 4, 2024, 4:16am UTC](https://forum.storj.io/t/error-pieces-failed-to-lazywalk-space-used-by-satellite/26924 "2024-07-04T04:16:07Z")

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Guten Abend, folgendes Problem, seit heute schmiert mir ständig meine Node ab. Ich betreibe eine Windows Node, die Node Version ist die 1.105.4. Es ist eine 8TB HDD. Die letzten Zeilen aus dem Log: ERROR pieces failed…

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## [Windows lovers: Don't mix win7 and win10 disks!](https://forum.storj.io/t/windows-lovers-dont-mix-win7-and-win10-disks/26752)

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**Author:** [@Ruskiem](https://forum.storj.io/u/Ruskiem)\
**Replies:** 23\
**Last updated:** [June 23, 2024, 12:03pm UTC](https://forum.storj.io/t/windows-lovers-dont-mix-win7-and-win10-disks/26752 "2024-06-23T12:03:04Z")

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or bye bye filewalker! its a difference between finishing a filewalker run in 1h and in 6days… It turns out that it matters whether the drive was formatted under windows 7 or under 10. (The disks, are SATA ultrastars a…

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## [NTFS Disable 8dot3name](https://forum.storj.io/t/ntfs-disable-8dot3name/25624)

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**Author:** [@AtomicInternet](https://forum.storj.io/u/AtomicInternet)\
**Replies:** 30\
**Last updated:** [June 21, 2024, 8:12pm UTC](https://forum.storj.io/t/ntfs-disable-8dot3name/25624 "2024-06-21T20:12:46Z")

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Fresh off an ReFS volume that went RAW, I’ve decided to be equally reckless and disable the 8 dot 3 short names for my replacement NTFS volume. I was shocked to not find a single mention of it in this forum, so I’ll rep…

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## [Storj node on Linux "bad sectors or a corrupted file system"](https://forum.storj.io/t/storj-node-on-linux-bad-sectors-or-a-corrupted-file-system/24975)

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**Author:** [@Lukasz](https://forum.storj.io/u/Lukasz)\
**Replies:** 15\
**Last updated:** [February 9, 2024, 5:08am UTC](https://forum.storj.io/t/storj-node-on-linux-bad-sectors-or-a-corrupted-file-system/24975 "2024-02-09T05:08:28Z")

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Hi there, Sorry if I created the same topic, but I could not find the resolution for my situation and not much time left. My node after 1h is not responding to QUIC (it is online you can see the dashboard but without a…

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## [Node stops/hangs regularly](https://forum.storj.io/t/node-stops-hangs-regularly/23972)

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**Author:** [@Krispi](https://forum.storj.io/u/Krispi)\
**Replies:** 9\
**Last updated:** [October 25, 2023, 3:45am UTC](https://forum.storj.io/t/node-stops-hangs-regularly/23972 "2023-10-25T03:45:24Z")

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Since a couple of weeks my nodes (2) stop or hang regularly. Sometimes every 24 hours. Starting or restarting solves the problem, but want to get more insight on why they stop/hang. They are running on a QNAP with the l…

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## [Netzwerklaufwerk](https://forum.storj.io/t/netzwerklaufwerk/17561)

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**Author:** [@ddm93](https://forum.storj.io/u/ddm93)\
**Replies:** 13\
**Last updated:** [March 9, 2022, 7:04am UTC](https://forum.storj.io/t/netzwerklaufwerk/17561 "2022-03-09T07:04:28Z")

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Hallo zusammen ich besitze ein Synology NAS mit 25TB Speicher und ein kleiner IntelNUC mit dem Homeassistant im 7/24 Betrieb. Der Synology unterstützt im DSM 7.0 Docker nicht mehr. Auf der Windows-Maschine akzeptiert S…

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## [Error creating revocation database: revocation database: boltdb: open config/revocations.db: read-only file system](https://forum.storj.io/t/error-creating-revocation-database-revocation-database-boltdb-open-config-revocations-db-read-only-file-system/15082)

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**Author:** [@Captain](https://forum.storj.io/u/Captain)\
**Replies:** 6\
**Last updated:** [September 6, 2021, 9:20pm UTC](https://forum.storj.io/t/error-creating-revocation-database-revocation-database-boltdb-open-config-revocations-db-read-only-file-system/15082 "2021-09-06T21:20:50Z")

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I’ve been running a Storj node for several months now with no issue on a Raspberry pi 4 with Ubuntu. But after a recent OS update my node ran for several hours then gave me this error this error “Error: Error creating r…

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## [Unusual New Behaviour/Issue](https://forum.storj.io/t/unusual-new-behaviour-issue/14198)

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**Author:** [@milenkob](https://forum.storj.io/u/milenkob)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [June 9, 2021, 11:13pm UTC](https://forum.storj.io/t/unusual-new-behaviour-issue/14198 "2021-06-09T23:13:19Z")

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Hi, I’ve been running my node since about Feb this year without any issues. In the last few days however when i load the Dasboard it just hangs on “loading” screen (with the rotating circle). I have tried updating bot…

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## [CLI dashboard does not loading](https://forum.storj.io/t/cli-dashboard-does-not-loading/7904)

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**Author:** [@Gerarardit](https://forum.storj.io/u/Gerarardit)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [July 1, 2020, 7:45am UTC](https://forum.storj.io/t/cli-dashboard-does-not-loading/7904 "2020-07-01T07:45:10Z")

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yes i was wirting it at google keep because if i do it like this i can change it without rewriting everythin. Thanks the problem is solved now i have this error when i run the dahboard pi@raspberrypi:~ $ docker exec -it…

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## [Node generates an error after update](https://forum.storj.io/t/node-generates-an-error-after-update/5543)

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**Author:** [@kofiko](https://forum.storj.io/u/kofiko)\
**Replies:** 14\
**Last updated:** [April 22, 2020, 9:53pm UTC](https://forum.storj.io/t/node-generates-an-error-after-update/5543 "2020-04-22T21:53:30Z")

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Hi. I updated the node today and after the update, it did not recognize the path to the Storj DB. I rebooted the machine and then it mapped the right folder, but it shows the following error: Error response from daemon…

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## ["Mount is denied because the NTFS volume is already exclusively opened"](https://forum.storj.io/t/mount-is-denied-because-the-ntfs-volume-is-already-exclusively-opened/3885)

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**Author:** [@dsanchez](https://forum.storj.io/u/dsanchez)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [January 19, 2020, 6:21pm UTC](https://forum.storj.io/t/mount-is-denied-because-the-ntfs-volume-is-already-exclusively-opened/3885 "2020-01-19T18:21:32Z")

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all went well with the instructions until I ran sudo mount -a ubuntu@ubuntu:/$ sudo mount -a Mount is denied because the NTFS volume is already exclusively opened. The volume may be already mounted, or another softwa…
