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File Sync How To Manage Tiered Files
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This page is part of the Azure documentation. It contains code examples and configuration instructions for working with Azure services.
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Bias Analysis

Detected Bias Types
powershell_heavy
windows_tools
missing_linux_example
windows_first
Summary
The documentation is heavily biased toward Windows environments, with all examples and instructions using Windows-specific tools (PowerShell, Command Prompt, reg.exe, fsutil, Windows Explorer, Windows registry paths). There are no Linux equivalents or cross-platform guidance, and the documentation assumes the user is operating on Windows Server. Azure File Sync is presented as a Windows-only solution, with no mention of Linux support or alternatives.
Recommendations
  • Clearly state early in the documentation that Azure File Sync is currently a Windows-only feature, if that is the case. If Linux support is planned or available, provide equivalent instructions and examples for Linux environments.
  • Where possible, provide cross-platform alternatives or clarify the lack thereof (e.g., note that registry settings and PowerShell cmdlets are not available on Linux).
  • If certain features are only available on Windows, explicitly mention this limitation to set user expectations.
  • Consider including a section on how Linux users can interact with Azure Files (e.g., via SMB/NFS mounts, az CLI, or REST API), even if tiering is not supported, to guide non-Windows users.
  • Review all examples and instructions to ensure that, where feasible, Linux or cross-platform approaches are presented alongside Windows-specific ones.
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Scan History

Date Scan Status Result
2026-01-14 00:00 #250 in_progress Clean Clean
2026-01-13 00:00 #246 completed Biased Biased
2026-01-11 00:00 #240 completed Biased Biased
2026-01-10 00:00 #237 completed Biased Biased
2026-01-09 00:34 #234 completed Biased Biased
2026-01-08 00:53 #231 completed Biased Biased
2026-01-06 18:15 #225 cancelled Clean Clean
2025-08-19 00:01 #85 completed Clean Clean
2025-07-13 21:37 #48 completed Biased Biased
2025-07-12 23:44 #41 cancelled Biased Biased

Flagged Code Snippets

        fsutil reparsepoint query <your-file-name>
        
Import-Module "C:\Program Files\Azure\StorageSyncAgent\StorageSync.Management.ServerCmdlets.dll"
Invoke-StorageSyncCloudTiering -Path "file-or-directory-to-be-tiered"

> Import-Module "C:\Program Files\Azure\StorageSyncAgent\StorageSync.Management.ServerCmdlets.dll" 
> Invoke-StorageSyncFileRecall -Path "D:\path-to-your-server-endpoint" -Pattern *.lnk
> 
Get-StorageSyncServerEndpoint

Import-Module "C:\Program Files\Azure\StorageSyncAgent\StorageSync.Management.ServerCmdlets.dll"
Invoke-StorageSyncFileRecall -Path "D:\path-to-your-server-endpoint"

Import-Module "C:\Program Files\Azure\StorageSyncAgent\StorageSync.Management.ServerCmdlets.dll"
Invoke-StorageSyncFileRecall -Path "D:\path-to-your-server-endpoint" -ThreadCount 8 -Order CloudTieringPolicy -PerFileRetryCount 3 -PerFileRetryDelaySeconds 10