Azure Files
An Azure service that offers file shares in the cloud.
1,199 questions
1 answer
AD Computer Account for AD DS Enabled Azure Storage file share has been deleted
Hi folks, We have created AD DS AuthN enable Azure Storage File shares, but it seems that somehow the computer object entry for the storage account has been deleted from our On-Prem AD and now it is inaccessible. Is there any way to recover it? We tried…
asked 2024-06-11T16:25:10.0066667+00:00
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Apurva Pathak
320
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answered 2024-06-11T17:49:29.78+00:00
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Marcin Policht
15,135
Reputation points MVP
1 answer
How to access 'Azure File share' from browser?
Hi Team, Is there a way to access "Azure File Share" from browser for end users? All the online articles are suggesting to mount the file share in server and then use it, but we want our users to access files directly in browser and no need…
asked 2024-06-11T05:50:52.8333333+00:00
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Pradeep Mishra
0
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edited the question 2024-06-11T10:40:39.5+00:00
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ManoharLakkoju
615
Reputation points Microsoft Vendor
1 answer
Azure Files deleted folder keep appearing
Hi This is weird, I deleted 3 folders from our Azure Files but 2 of them keep showing. One dessapeared inmediatly. Is this normal?, when will the other 2 dessapear? I'm using Azure Storage Explorer to perform these operations but I can see the deleted…
asked 2024-06-06T12:07:53.5066667+00:00
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Huain Gomez
0
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commented 2024-06-11T06:43:10.4+00:00
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Nehruji R
3,421
Reputation points Microsoft Vendor
0 answers
Deploy Azure Files share as a network drive to user's corporate machines
We are trying to deploy an Azure Files SMB share to users' corporate machines and have that share mapped in their Windows Explorer. The intent is to emulate a traditional on-prem network "share drive". This is easier for on-prem and Hybrid…
asked 2024-06-06T15:12:46.89+00:00
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Shawn Goodwin
156
Reputation points
commented 2024-06-10T20:57:49.3033333+00:00
Shawn Goodwin
156
Reputation points
2 answers
azure files mount problem on windows PC
i want to mount my azure file share storage to my local pc but failed getting an error WARNING: TCP connect to (storage_ip : 445) failed WARNING: Ping to storage_ip failed with status: DestinationHostUnreachable i even tried it with azure vpn using P2S…
asked 2024-06-07T16:33:44.48+00:00
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Vaibhav Patil
0
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answered 2024-06-10T07:37:45.96+00:00
Nehruji R
3,421
Reputation points Microsoft Vendor
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How can I point friendly name "domainname\foldername" to "storage.file.core.windows.net\foldername"?
I have a storage account and a file share called "foldername". The original endpoint will be too long and looks like "\\storagename.file.core.windows.net/foldername". I have added this fileshare in to domain and my VMs, and now I want…
asked 2024-06-07T14:01:50.14+00:00
Harshit Z Kothari
0
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edited an answer 2024-06-10T06:17:20.3433333+00:00
Sumarigo-MSFT
44,416
Reputation points Microsoft Employee
1 answer
Extremely Slow NTFS Permission Change - Azure File Share
Recently migrated file server data to Azure File Share. No issues with mapping or opening files. The problem is when NTFS permission is updated or changed, that it takes a LOT of time (hours). Any advise or workaround is greatly appreaciated. Thanks.
asked 2024-05-22T03:27:11.1333333+00:00
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Eric Fuentes
0
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commented 2024-06-10T02:30:07.5133333+00:00
Eric Fuentes
0
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2 answers
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Estimating time to copy 50TB from Azure file share to Data Box
We have roughly 50TB of data residing in an Azure File Share in Australia Central, and we would like to copy this data to a data box. How can we estimate how long will this take? While we realize there are various factors that may affect the process time…
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I created a storage account and set it to premium. But I can't seem to find the file share option under Data storage.
I created a storage account and set it to premium. But I can't seem to find the file share option under Data storage. I'm
asked 2024-06-05T13:47:00.23+00:00
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Danny Marquez
0
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commented 2024-06-06T18:51:29.96+00:00
TP
80,981
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What components of Azure should I use to give my users a file sharing service?
My users need a way to share files using Azure. As the files are financial I need to be able to: create a folder add files to the folder ensure that the folder times out after a few hours and becomes inaccessible only allow certain users access to…
asked 2024-06-05T14:21:05.6766667+00:00
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Richard Byrne
20
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accepted 2024-06-06T15:03:13.4166667+00:00
Richard Byrne
20
Reputation points
1 answer
One of the answers was accepted by the question author.
how to copy the permission from on prem share folder to Azure storage bucket
Hello Team, We have huge share data at the on prem servers which we wanted to move on azure file share . at the same time when we are moving share data to azure file share, we want the same permission which are there on the on prem share folders. please…
asked 2024-06-03T13:58:00.45+00:00
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N Wakchaure, Jagdish
60
Reputation points
accepted 2024-06-06T11:56:16.8066667+00:00
N Wakchaure, Jagdish
60
Reputation points
1 answer
How to use Azure RMS to protect documents on a local machine.
Hello everyone, how are you? It is possible to use Azure RMS to protect files and maintain control over them even on the user's machine. I would like to enforce authentication regardless of the program they are using to open the files, especially PDF and…
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asked 2024-05-21T19:01:52.56+00:00
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Guilherme Pineda
0
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commented 2024-06-04T20:46:25.07+00:00
James Hamil
22,776
Reputation points Microsoft Employee
3 answers
Can I use azure files and still manage access in a directory and file level without local on premise managed domain (just Entra ID for cloud users only)?
Hi , I only have entra ID for cloud users.I want to user Azure Files as a File server. is there a way to config access by the Entra ID users and config directory and files permissions by Entra ID user without on premises domain?
asked 2024-06-03T08:40:05.65+00:00
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Barak Peley
0
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answered 2024-06-04T07:12:30.1533333+00:00
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Anand Prakash Yadav
7,400
Reputation points Microsoft Vendor
1 answer
How can I properly delete a nuget package from my Azure artifacts feed?
This is a question about Azure DevOps Pipelines but I was unable to find the right tag. It seems impossible to connect a ticket or help request to the Azure DevOps platform. In Visual Studio I am unable to restore nuget packages from our Azure feed…
asked 2024-05-29T13:22:34.24+00:00
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Mark Mercer
0
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edited an answer 2024-06-01T10:51:55.4866667+00:00
Sumarigo-MSFT
44,416
Reputation points Microsoft Employee
1 answer
My Azure file share backup deployment has failed multiple time with error 'CloudInternalError'
This is the raw error: { "code": "CloudInternalError", "message": "Microsoft Azure Backup encountered an internal error." } The resource type is Backup Item and the operation name is 462C5B78350DFA0B.This is…
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SharePoint Online link to Azure Files to open in File Explorer View
I want to be able to add a link to our SharePoint Online site that links to a mapped drive located on Azure Files. Ideally this link should then open in File Explorer. We are creating a page with links to internal information/files that are located on…
asked 2023-01-23T16:04:38.14+00:00
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Neil Marshall
10
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commented 2024-05-30T18:07:23.8166667+00:00
Frank Becker
0
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2 answers
One of the answers was accepted by the question author.
Convert Existing Windows File Server to Azure File Sync
Hello - We're investigating converting a Windows 2008 file server to Azure File with sync/cache server. Reading a number of online documents/forums, the process for setting up Azure File and the sync process looks fairly straightforward. What we're a…
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1 answer
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Invoke-StorageSyncCloudTiering / skippedforsizecount is not zero
We are using Azure File Sync. We see that documents smaller than 8KB are available in de storage container. But are also in the cache the file server. Because a lot of our files are below the 8KB and older than the cached age, they resists on the cache…
asked 2021-02-12T13:51:54.863+00:00
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Pascal Wenders
36
Reputation points
commented 2024-05-30T08:10:42.0666667+00:00
Pascal Wenders
36
Reputation points
2 answers
Microsoft Entra ID and Microsoft Entra Domain Services for Azue Files as a file server.
Hello, my Entra ID DNS name is unavailable for me to use in the Entra Domain Services because it's longer the 15 characters. therefore, I used a different DNS name for the Entra Domain Services. keep in mind they are both on the same subscription and…
asked 2024-05-22T13:32:58.81+00:00
Barak Peley
0
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answered 2024-05-30T02:37:06.9933333+00:00
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Jing Zhou
3,430
Reputation points Microsoft Vendor
2 answers
Opening a Excel file in Azure File Shares takes a long time
Opening a 16 Mb excel file and a 100 Mb powerpoint stored in Azure File Shares takes several minutes to open from a on-site machines. Copying the file via PowerShell is accomplished in less than 10 seconds. Opening the file if stored locally or in the…
asked 2023-09-27T12:56:45.85+00:00
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Alberto Mijares (Tantius)
81
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commented 2024-05-29T12:44:55.5233333+00:00
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Geert-0465
0
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