query

Query the file system behavior parameters
Usage : fsutil behavior query <option>

<option>

allowextchar
disable8dot3
disablecompression
disableencryption
disablelastaccess
encryptpagingfile
mftzone
memoryusage
quotanotify
SymlinkEvaluation

set

Change the file system behavior parameters
Usage : fsutil behavior set <option> <value>

<option> <values>

allowextchar 1 | 0
disable8dot3 1 | 0
disablecompression 1 | 0
disableencryption 1 | 0
disablelastaccess 1 | 0
encryptpagingfile 1 | 0
mftzone 1 through 4
memoryusage 1 through 2
quotanotify 1 through 4294967295 seconds
SymlinkEvaluation [L2L:{0|1}] | [L2R:{0|1}] | [R2R:{0|1}] | [R2L:{0|1}]

E.g: “fsutil behavior set SymlinkEvaluation L2L:1 L2R:0″ will enable local to local symbolic links and disable local to remote symbolic links. It will not change the state of remote to remote links or remote to local links.

query

Query the dirty bit
Usage : fsutil dirty query <volume pathname>
Eg : fsutil dirty query C:

set

Set the dirty bit
Usage : fsutil dirty set <volume pathname>
Eg : fsutil dirty set C:

findbysid

Find a file by security identifier
Usage : fsutil file findbysid <user> <directory>
Eg : fsutil file findbysid scottb C:\users

queryallocranges

Query the allocated ranges for a file
Usage : fsutil file queryallocranges offset=<val> length=<val> <filename>
offset : File Offset, the start of the range to query
length : Size, in bytes, of the range
Eg : fsutil file queryallocranges offset=1024 length=64 C:\Temp\sample.txt

setshortname

Set the short name for a file
Usage : fsutil file setshortname <filename> <shortname>
Eg : fsutil file setshortname C:\testfile.txt testfile

setvaliddata

Set the valid data length for a file
Usage : fsutil file setvaliddata <filename> <datalength>
Eg : fsutil file setvaliddata C:\testfile.txt 4096

setzerodata

Set the zero data for a file
Usage : fsutil file setzerodata offset=<val> length=<val> <filename>
offset : File offset, the start of the range to set to zeroes
length : Byte length of the zeroed range
Eg : fsutil file setzerodata offset=100 length=150 C:\Temp\sample.txt

createnew

Creates a new file of a specified size
Usage : fsutil file createnew <filename> <length>
Eg : fsutil file createnew C:\testfile.txt 1000

drives

List all drives

drivetype

Query drive type for a drive
Usage : fsutil fsinfo drivetype <volume pathname>
Eg : fsutil fsinfo drivetype C:

volumeinfo

Query volume information
Usage : fsutil fsinfo volumeinfo <volume pathname>
Eg : fsutil fsinfo volumeinfo C:

ntfsinfo

Query NTFS specific volume information
Usage : fsutil fsinfo ntfsinfo <volume pathname>
Eg : fsutil fsinfo ntfsinfo C:

statistics

Query file system statistics
Usage : fsutil fsinfo statistics <volume pathname>
Eg : fsutil fsinfo statistics C:

create

Create a hardlink
Usage : fsutil hardlink create <new filename> <existing filename>
Eg : fsutil hardlink create c:\foo.txt c:\bar.txt

query

Query the object identifier
Usage : fsutil objectid query <filename>
Eg : fsutil objectid query C:\Temp\sample.txt

set

Change the object identifier
Usage : fsutil objectid set <ObjectId> <BirthVolumeId> <BirthObjectId> <DomainId> <filename>
ObjectId : 32-digit hexadecimal data
BirthVolumeId : 32-digit hexadecimal data
BirthObjectId : 32-digit hexadecimal data
DomainId : 32-digit hexadecimal data
All values must be in Hex of the form 40dff02fc9b4d4118f120090273fa9fc

Eg :    fsutil objectid set 40dff02fc9b4d4118f120090273fa9fc
                            f86ad6865fe8d21183910008c709d19e
                            40dff02fc9b4d4118f120090273fa9fc
                            00000000000000000000000000000000 C:\Temp\sample.txt

delete

Delete the object identifier
Usage : fsutil objectid delete #60;filename>
Eg : fsutil objectid delete C:\Temp\sample.txt

create

Create the object identifier
Usage : fsutil objectid create <filename>
Eg : fsutil objectid create C:\Temp\sample.txt

disable

Disable quota tracking and enforcement
Usage : fsutil quota disable <volume pathname>
Eg : fsutil quota disable C:

track

Enable quota tracking
Usage : fsutil quota track <volume pathname>
Eg : fsutil quota track C:

enforce

Enable quota enforcement
Usage : fsutil quota enforce <volume pathname>
Eg : fsutil quota enforce C:

violations

Display quota violations

modify

Sets disk quota for a user
Usage : fsutil quota modify <volume pathname> <threshold> <limit> <user>
Eg : fsutil quota modify c: 3000 5000 domain\user

query

Query disk quotas
Usage : fsutil quota query <volume pathname>
Eg : fsutil quota query C:

query

Query the self healing state of the volume
Usage : fsutil repair query <volume pathname>
Eg : fsutil repair query C:

set

Set the self healing state of the volume
Usage : fsutil repair set <volume pathname> <flags>
flags:

• 1 - enable general repair
• 8 - warn about potential data loss

Eg :

• fsutil repair set C: 1
• fsutil repair set C: 9

wait

Wait for repair(s) to complete
Usage : fsutil repair wait <volume pathname> [<WaitType>]
WaitType: 0 to wait for all repairs (same as not specified)
WaitType: 1 to wait for the current repair
Eg :

• fsutil repair wait C:
• fsutil repair wait C: 1

initiate

Initiate the repair of a file
Usage : fsutil repair initiate <volume pathname> <file ref#>
file ref# : File Reference including segment number of the file.
Eg : fsutil repair initiate C: 0×001600000000123D

query

Query a reparse point
Usage : fsutil reparsepoint query <filename>
Eg : fsutil reparsepoint query C:\Server

delete

Delete a reparse point
Usage : fsutil reparsepoint delete <filename>
Eg : fsutil reparsepoint delete C:\Server

create

Create a Secondary Transactional Resource Manager
Usage : fsutil resource create <RM Root pathname>
Eg : fsutil resource create d:\foobar

info

Display information relating to a Transactional Resource Manager
Usage : fsutil resource info <RM Root pathname>
Eg : fsutil resource info d:\foobar

setautoreset

Set whether a default Transactional Resource Manager will clean its transactional metadata on next mount
Usage : fsutil resource setautoreset true <Default RM Root pathname>
fsutil resource setautoreset false <Default RM Root pathname>
Eg : fsutil resource setautoreset true d:\

setlog

Change characteristics of a running Transactional Resource Manager

growth

Change the automatic growth settings
Usage : fsutil resource setlog growth <containers> containers <RM Root>
fsutil resource setlog growth <percent> percent <RM Root>
Eg : fsutil resource setlog growth 5 containers d:\foobar

maxextents

Change the maximum number of containers
Usage : fsutil resource setlog maxextents <containers> <RM Root>
Eg : fsutil resource setlog maxextents 50 d:\foobar

minextents

Change the minimum number of containers
Usage : fsutil resource setlog minextents <containers> <RM Root>
Eg : fsutil resource setlog minextents 5 d:\foobar

mode

Switch between undo only logging and full logging
Usage : fsutil resource setlog mode full <RM Root pathname>
fsutil resource setlog mode undo <RM Root pathname>
Eg : fsutil resource setlog mode full d:\foobar

rename

Change the RM’s Guid
Usage : fsutil resource setlog rename <RM Root pathname>
Eg : fsutil resource setlog rename d:\foobar

shrink

Change the automatic shrink settings
Usage : fsutil resource setlog shrink <percent> <RM Root>
Eg : fsutil resource setlog shrink 10 d:\foobar

size

Change the number of containers explicitly
Usage : fsutil resource setlog size <number of containers> <RM Root pathname>
Eg : fsutil resource setlog size 50 d:\foobar

start

Start a Transactional Resource Manager
Usage : fsutil resource start <RM Root pathname> [<RM Log pathname> <TM Log pathname>]
Eg :

• fsutil resource start d:\foobar
• fsutil resource start d:\foobar d:\foobar\LogDir\LogBLF::TxfLog d:\foobar\LogDir\LogBLF::TmLog

stop

Stop a Transactional Resource Manager
Usage : fsutil resource stop <RM Root pathname>
Eg : fsutil resource stop d:\foobar

setflag

Set sparse
Usage : fsutil sparse setflag <filename>
Eg : fsutil sparse setflag C:\Temp\sample.txt

queryflag

Query sparse
Usage : fsutil sparse queryflag <filename>
Eg : fsutil sparse queryflag C:\Temp\sample.txt

queryrange

Query range
Usage : fsutil sparse queryrange <filename>
Eg : fsutil sparse queryrange C:\Temp\sample.txt

setrange

Set sparse range
Usage : fsutil sparse setrange <filename> <beginning offset> <length>
Eg : fsutil sparse setrange C:\Temp\sample.txt 65536 131072

commit

Commit a specified transaction
Usage : fsutil transaction commit <guid>
Eg : fsutil transaction commit {0f2d8905-6153-449a-8e03-7d3a38187ba1}

list

Display currently running transactions

fileinfo

Display transaction information for a specific file
Usage : fsutil transaction fileinfo <filename>
Eg : fsutil transaction fileinfo d:\foobar.txt

query

Display information on a specified transaction
Usage : fsutil transaction query [files|all] <guid>
Eg : fsutil transaction query {0f2d8905-6153-449a-8e03-7d3a38187ba1}

rollback

Rollback a specified transaction
Usage : fsutil transaction rollback <guid>
Eg : fsutil transaction rollback {0f2d8905-6153-449a-8e03-7d3a38187ba1}

createjournal

Create a USN journal
Usage : fsutil usn createjournal m=<max-value> a=<alloc-delta> <volume pathname>
Eg : fsutil usn createjournal m=1000 a=100 C:

deletejournal

Delete a USN journal
Usage : fsutil usn deletejournal <flags> <volume pathname>
<Flags>

• /D : Delete
• /N : Notify

Eg : usn deletejournal /D C:

enumdata

Enumerate USN data
Usage : fsutil usn enumdata <file ref#> <lowUsn> <highUsn> <volume pathname>
Eg : fsutil usn enumdata 1 0 1 C:

queryjournal

Query the USN data for a volume
Usage : fsutil usn queryjournal <volume pathname>
Eg : fsutil usn queryjournal C:

readdata

Read the USN data for a file
Usage : fsutil usn readdata <filename>
Eg : fsutil usn readdata C:\Temp\sample.txt

dismount

Dismount a volume
Usage : fsutil volume dismount <volume pathname>
Eg : fsutil volume dismount C:

diskfree

Query the free space of a volume
Usage : fsutil volume diskfree <volume pathname>
Eg : fsutil volume diskfree C: