On a Windows system, the equivalent operation done using UNC paths is more or less instant, since it recognizes \\winserver\winshare as the same source and target location, so the file is just moved ...

Files.com, a leading platform for secure and automated file transfer, defines a new category: file orchestration platform. This next-generation category is designed to replace traditional SFTP servers ...

You can take advantage of asynchrony to perform resource-intensive I/O operations sans the need to block the main or the executing thread of the application. Asynchrony when used properly can increase ...

Windows File Explorer offers elementary functions, and to get things rather quickly is difficult. Most of the time is wasted navigating between folders and finding them. This calls the need for ...

If you regularly move files between folders, manage multiple drives, or manage complex directory structures, the default Windows File Explorer just isn't enough. It's because it doesn't support ...

Reading and writing text files is an essential task in any programming language. Follow this step-by-step approach to working with text files in VB .NET using the System.IO namespace. Years ago, when ...

Have you ever needed to format a new hard drive or USB drive, and were given the option of selecting from acronyms like FAT, FAT32, or NTFS? Or did you once try plugging in an external device, only ...

Windows Explorer has always seemed like a part of a small car’s toolkit: perfectly usable, but limited to the basic functions. Over the years, Microsoft has repeatedly revised the software and added a ...