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What is Fsutil 8dot3name?

What is Fsutil 8dot3name?

Queries or changes the settings for short name (8dot3 name) behavior, which includes: Changing the setting that controls the short name behavior. This setting can be applied to a specified volume or to the default volume setting. Removing the short names for all files within a directory.

Should I disable 8.3 file name creation?

You should always disable the 8.3 name creation feature when installing WebCenter Content on a Windows platform. The installs will normally work without it disabled, but you will find the weird 8.3 file and directory names in all the config files. Disabling it can also improve performance.

What is 8.3 name creation?

An 8.3 filename (also called a short filename or SFN) is a filename convention used by old versions of DOS and versions of Microsoft Windows prior to Windows 95 and Windows NT 3.5. It is also used in modern Microsoft operating systems as an alternate filename to the long filename for compatibility with legacy programs.

What is 8dot3 notation?

Updated: 09/03/2019 by Computer Hope. Alternatively referred to as a short file name, the 8.3 format is a file format that supported a maximum file name of eight characters and up to a three character extension. For example, in the image you can see the file name is Regedit and the extension is .exe.

How do I run Fsutil as administrator?

Why is this happening? More importantly, how do I make it stop happening so that I can run the FSUTIL command? Right click on the command prompt icon and select Run as administrator.

What does Fsutil behavior query Memoryusage do?

It includes: “Setting memoryusage to 2 raises the limit of paged pool memory. This might improve performance if your system is opening and closing many files in the same file set and is not already using large amounts of system memory for other apps or for cache memory.”