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 Posted: Sat, 22nd May 2010 00:50 Post subject: One Directory |
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is there a program that you can use to make it so that windows explorer can view files of multiple directories in one folder on windows xp cause i have movies on 2 hdds and i would rather have one folder containing them all
Sig too big.
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| Posted: Sat, 22nd May 2010 10:19 Post subject: |
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w7 also has symbolic links like linux, but i haven't looked into how to create them
for linux there's mhddfs and aufs that one can use (and i do) to merge n+1 filesystems under one folder and the union filesystem then works like a hand in between the applications and the array of disks, taking care of disk space issues by going through all drives
i have eight HDs plugged in so it's nice that they stack up to a single folder and i don't have to worry about what drive has space.. i just download stuff and the filesystem looks around the drives
it's different from raid as it doesn't actually turn them into one logical drive, but keep them seperate and on their own mount points.. it just makes folders given to it to appear as if they're the same place
i don't know if there's any equivalent for windows ( i doubt it )
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| Posted: Sat, 22nd May 2010 10:31 Post subject: |
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I'll throw in my approval of these two ideas for what's it's worth, I cannot think of anything for windows, but emulating links in *nix would be the way to go, as far as I know, Windows simply does not have the control you need without setting up very specific partitions which is too late for you at this point.
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| Posted: Sat, 22nd May 2010 10:38 Post subject: |
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| Spazmotic wrote: | | Windows simply does not have the control you need |
That is not true, with dynamic disks and dynamic volumes, it is very possible to have exactly the same concept as what shole recommends. And if you ever need more, just throw another HDD, include it in Windows and you are set.
Dynamic volumes also work great with RAID configurations, so even fault tolerance and performance is covered.
More information:
http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc737048%28WS.10%29.aspx |
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| Posted: Sat, 22nd May 2010 10:55 Post subject: |
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I respect you INatan, but I must disagree.. I use Dynamic Disks at work, but in general a home user won't use RAID configuration and is much less confusing than hard links.
HOWEVER. I will agree with you if the user a.) no knowledge a linux filesystem, b.) Doesn't know how to follow the now simple Linux install file instructions / Google.
I will say that this isn't a slight against your opinion.. It's very valid, but from the few years I've spent trying to administer windows servers I've come to the conclusion that they just don't have the administration power..so that "Windows simply does not have the control you need" comes from the luxury of enjoying the simplicity of Linux after learning it. It could just be I haven't pushed myself into learning Windows server enough though. But ... as more laptops and such start to include Ubuntu or such GDE/KDE linux on them, I personally believe this view will take precedence in the future.
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| Posted: Sat, 22nd May 2010 11:14 Post subject: |
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You forget the c.) option, people who do not wish to stick their nose to the console and packets and repositories and dependencies and compiling the kernel ( ) for every small thing. 
I'd hardly call that simplicity, although I do know people who find the console a lot more simple than having to move the mouse, haha.
My comment was primarily about the possibility to span a partition across multiple drives (in Windows, partitions on dynamic disks are called volumes).
BTW, Windows Server machines have the majority market share and still gaining.  Personally, I found the virtualization integration technologies (Hyper-V) very interesting, but I assume there is something similar for Unix.
"Yo dawg, we put server in you server so U can serve while you serve"
BTW, there is a free edition of Hyper-V based Windows Server, so you can server while you server for free
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