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fsutil file [setzerodata] offset=<offset> length=<length> <filename>
Parameters
Parameter
Description
createnew
Creates a file of the specified name and size, with content that consists of zeroes.
<length>
Specifies the file's valid data length.
findbysid
Finds files that belong to a specified user on NTFS volumes where Disk Quotas are enabled.
<username>
Specifies the user's user name or logon name.
<directory>
Specifies the full path to the directory, for example C:\users.
optimizemetadata
This performs an immediate compaction of the metadata for a given file.
/a
Analyze file metadata before and after optimization.
queryallocranges
Queries the allocated ranges for a file on an NTFS volume. Useful for determining whether a file has sparse regions.
offset=<offset>
Specifies the start of the range that should be set to zeroes.
length=<length>
Specifies the length of the range (in bytes).
queryextents
Queries extents for a file.
/r
If <filename> is a reparse point, open it rather than its target.
<startingvcn>
Specifies first VCN to query. If omitted, start at VCN 0.
<numvcns>
Number of VCNs to query. If omitted or 0, query until EOF.
queryfileid
Queries the file ID of a file on an NTFS volume.
<volume>
Specifies the volume as drive name followed by a colon.
queryfilenamebyid
Displays a random link name for a specified file ID on an NTFS volume. Since a file can have more than one link name pointing to that file, it is not guaranteed which file link will be provided as a result of the query for the file name.
<fileid>
Specifies the ID of the file on an NTFS volume.
queryoptimizemetadata
Queries the metadata state of a file.
queryvaliddata
Queries the valid data length for a file.
/d
Display detailed valid data information.
seteof
Sets the EOF of the given file.
setshortname
Sets the short name (8.3 character-length file name) for a file on an NTFS volume.