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Troubleshooting Filesystems with Sysinternals Tools

Windows supports multiple different filesystems, everyone of them with their strengths and weaknesses. This course will teach you what filesystems are and how you can manage and troubleshoot them with Sysinternals tools.

Sami Laiho - Pluralsight course - Troubleshooting Filesystems with Sysinternals Tools
by Sami Laiho

What you'll learn

You can't use an OS without the filesystem, so knowing how to troubleshoot it is crucial. In this course, Troubleshooting Filesystems with Sysinternals Tools, you'll learn the basics of troubleshooting. First, you'll dive into an overview of how to delete malware which is the hardest to detect and remove. Then, you'll learn how to work with hard and soft links within different filesystems. Finally, you'll master how to find hidden alternate data streams. When you're finished with this course, you'll have a foundational knowledge of Sysinternals tools that will help you as you move forward in troubleshooting filesystems.

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Sami Laiho - Pluralsight course - Troubleshooting Filesystems with Sysinternals Tools
Sami Laiho

Sami Laiho is one of the world's top experts in Windows OS and Security. Sami specializes in OS internals, troubleshooting, management, and security.

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