NTFS performance and large volumes of files and directories

How does Windows with NTFS perform with large volumes of files and directories? Is there any guidance around limits of files or directories you can place in a single directory before you run into performance problems or other issues? E.g. is having a folder with 100,000 folders inside of it an OK thing to do? … Read more

Why does only the first line of this Windows batch file execute but all three lines execute in a command shell?

I have a batch file that executes three Maven commands, one after the other. Each command can be successfully executed in the script – by itself!. But when I add all three commands to the same file, only the first one executes before the script exits. Any idea why? mvn install:install-file -DgroupId=gdata -DartifactId=base -Dversion=1.0 -Dfile=gdata-base-1.0.jar … Read more

Git clone / pull continually freezing at “Store key in cache?”

I’m attempting to clone a repo from my BitBucket account to my Windows 10 laptop (running GitBash). I’ve completed all of the steps necessary to connect (set up my SSH key, verified by successfully SSHing [email protected], etc). However, whenever I attempt to clone a repo, the prompt continually hangs up after confirming that I want … Read more

How to verify if a file exists in a batch file?

I have to create a .BAT file that does this: If C:\myprogram\sync\data.handler exists, exit; If C:\myprogram\html\data.sql does not exist, exit; In C:\myprogram\sync\ delete all files and folders except (test, test3 and test2) Copy C:\myprogram\html\data.sql to C:\myprogram\sync\ Call other batch file with option sync.bat myprogram.ini. If it was in the Bash environment it was easy for … Read more