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You should be able to mount the image and retrieve individual files from it. How exactly that process looks depends again on how much data and free space we're dealing with.

Part of me feels bad for linking this same status update for the third time in a short space of time, but I feel genuinely that it is relevant once again. https://linustechtips.com/main/profile/265114-ryan_vickers/?status=257368&type=status

I've seen this kind of thing at least once before. I think it comes down to a timing bug/glitch where it thinks you completed the task in much less time than was actually taken, but I could be wrong. While as far as I know, instances of this bug are always incredibly obvious such as this, I agree that it raises the question of whether it could happen to a more subtle degree and possibly cast doubt over scores. I remember there being a bug with AMD systems a few years ago that consistently resulted in a minor measurement error of this nature, but tha twas hardware related and not a cinebench issue specifically iirc.

If the data is important to you, your best chance is to contact a professional. Following any of this advice could result in failure and no one here is going to take responsibility if that happens. With that out of the way, you've basically got two options: just copy and paste all the files normally, or take a full disk image. I don't know how full the 8 TB drive is in this case, or the 3 TB drive either for that matter. If you have the space to do a complete disk image, that might be the better way to go (emphasis on might). I've heard that doing that can potentially put much less stress on the drive than doing a file level copy and paste since it will just read the entire thing as one contiguous piece rather than jumping all over the place to read all the little pieces.

Very interesting, thanks for the details. You can check your pagefile settings by opening This PC > Properties > Advanced System Settings > Advanced (tab) > Performance (section) > "Settings..." > Advanced (tab) > Virtual Memory (section) > "Change..." (my god I just realized how many levels deep this is buried lol). Having it on the SSD is optimal for performance but will eventually lead to higher wear levels, particularly if you operate with your RAM nearly full most of the time. I just had a look at my own drive out of curiosity and it reports 0 as the unexpected power loss count, which I find very interesting because I know for a fact that I've had many crashes and improper reboots, so if that isn't what triggers it (evidently), now I'm really wondering what does. I did some looking and it appears to be similar to what I said above, but with some added caveats. It sounds to me like it only counts an event if it was in the middle of trying to write something when power was lost. If it's able to handle the situation, either through internal power backup, not actually losing power at all even given a reboot, or simply by not being busy in that moment, it wouldn't record an event. Given that new insight, I can't imagine why your drive would be reporting 9 events. If my system with all the crashes it's been through hasn't triggered one, yours, with what sounds like has been a more stable life, definitely shouldn't have. With that said, simply having that number isn't inherently bad as far as I know. I would recommend keeping an eye on it, maybe just check it once a month or something. If it continues going up, then something is likely wrong and deserves further investigation, but if it hold steady, I wouldn't concern myself with it. While it does seemingly indicate a problem, I can't imagine why or how it happened, and if you aren't experiencing any issues (system instability, data loss, etc.) then there isn't much reason to look into it in my opinion.

It is usually enabled by default, but not always. In case it isn't for you, you can run the command I mentioned in the guide (except with "on" instead of "off") to enable it. I believe you may have to reboot after this for it to take effect. If this still does not work, open Power Options and "Choose what the power buttons do", then use the admin link to unlock the screen and enable it in the list below.

Yeah I would generally advise going one "level" above the bare minimum you currently need for the flexibility and growth that offers. With all that in mind, something like the Scarlett 8i6 should fit the situation nicely. I have no particular affiliation with Focusrite though and if you or anyone else knows of another unit with similar or better features/quality for less money, by all means go that way. I'm mentioning them specifically just because I have some personal experience using the hardware and software.

It will show up as one device with many channels. Each unit is different and some may not offer as much flexibility as others, but the Scarlett 18i20 for example has a companion application that lets you configure all the routing. All inputs can be independently accessed by your application(s) of choice, and you can send any combination of system audio and input to any combination of outputs. For example, you could record the mic, have it also pass-through to the headphones so you can hear yourself, and mix the system audio into the headphones as well. There are much simpler units that would handle that scenario though. A more complex example (not based on your situation) would be you have 4 mics, studio monitors, and 2 separate headphones. All mics get recorded separately in software, Mic 1 + 2, plus system audio goes to headphone 1, Mic 4 goes to headphone 2, and just the system audio goes to the speakers. While it would certainly do the job, I think you could get away with less IO. If I'm counting right, you need 3 inputs (1 mono mic + 1 stereo for the switch), 2 outputs (stereo to speakers), and a headphone jack (which of course is an output but not in the way that matters for counting since it's separate), correct? Because it connects to the PC with USB, you don't need additional analog inputs and outputs to create that link.

Sometimes mixing different memory can cause issues, but assuming these work together (which they probably will), they will run at the same speed. By default, this will be the speed of the current (slower) stick, but depending on how well it handles being overclocked, you could bump that up. I doubt you'll be able to get them both to run at the speed of the faster one though. If you can't, you'll have to decide if you are ok taking the speed hit and not using the new one to its full potential, or whether it's worth replacing the slower one as well so you can have faster memory.

It sounds like what you need is an interface, not a mixer. The wrench in the works with that option though is the second PC, if I'm understanding your setup right. If that could be worked in though, it would simplify the setup and solve the DAC issue all at once.

Yes. If/when it asks for a key, just use the Win 7 key you already have. It should accept it and perform the free upgrade seamlessly in the background.

Win + printscreen takes a screenshot and automatically saves it to your Screenshots folder under Pictures

For Bitcoin mining, GPUs haven't been economical in a very long time (easily 5+ years). I would look into other currencies that have focused on trying to maintain ASIC resistance.

I generally trust the software to interpret the list and give out a "Healthy" or "Caution" warning, so I haven't paid too much attention to the unexpected power loss counter specifically, but I assume it does what it says on the tin and counts the number of times the drive has been powered off unexpectedly. That would include forced shutdowns and reboots of your PC, for example during a BSOD, or (conceivably) the number of times it's been removed without "safely removing" if used externally over USB. If you can imagine that the number it's showing lines up with events like this in the past, it's probably nothing to worry about. However, if it seems dramatically higher than you would expect, it might be something to look into. As for the life remaining, this is based (I believe) on the total TB written. 97% is of course still very high and nothing to be concerned about. If you find it's dropping faster than you'd expect, look into things that could be causing a lot of unnecessary IO to the drive, like heavy use of the swap/page file, or frequent use of hibernation or hybrid sleep, etc. I'm guessing that given the high max temperature, and ratio of hours on to power cycles, that this is a drive in a laptop. If that's the case, what I said about sleep is even more likely to be the cause.

Ah ok that's one difference already. On the machines I removed it from, the folder was empty already since there were no plans to use it. I'll have to keep this in mind going forward - perhaps when removing it from a system that had been using it, the files should be relocated first. I think it makes sense regardless so I probably will.

I suspect since XP is entirely unsupported and has been so for years, and the fact it simply won't support much (if any) modern software, Microsoft is well past caring about anyone using it or how they got their installer, and as a result there are probably no shortage of places you could find it for free. However, as that has no impact on the validity or status of its copyright, we cannot give any advice on how to find or utilize any kind of repository like this that may exist. I also strongly advise against using XP or any insanely outdated system for security purposes. You will put yourself and any other accessible systems at considerable risk if you allow it to access the network.

You want them as low as possible but 80 °C shouldn't be a problem, especially for only brief moments. Some people are probably running their systems above that for hours at a time.

It's possible you are looking for a level of completeness that exceeds what I felt was necessary, but I always found that simply uninstalling it using the "Programs & Features" control panel was all that was necessary. With that said, I've seen it reappear on occasion, but haven't paid that curiosity enough attention to know definitively what was going on.

In my experience, they tend to run hotter and slower than they can get away with if tuned manually. I have a little write-up about a recent experience here: https://linustechtips.com/main/profile/265114-ryan_vickers/?status=257368&type=status

You can also upgrade from an older version (7 or 8.1) if you have that installed (either currently or at some time in the past).