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File Sync How To Manage Tiered Files
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Bias Analysis
Bias Types:
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powershell_heavy
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windows_tools
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missing_linux_example
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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 ID | Status | Bias Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-08-19 00:01 | #85 | completed | ✅ Clean |
| 2025-07-13 21:37 | #48 | completed | ❌ Biased |
| 2025-07-12 23:44 | #41 | in_progress | ❌ 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
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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