What USN file size would you suggest?

[jungle_mole]

hi man
what USN file size would you suggest?
is "too big" a thing?

is there a way to read this file? i think yes..
several times in my life i was facing a problem: a desperate need to get file changes history. if i only knew it was actually there.. damn O_O

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what USN file size would you suggest?

I recommend the following sizes for Windows 10 and 11:

Maximum size: 131072 KB
Allocation delta: 8192 KB



The defaults are typically:

Maximum size: 32768 KB
Allocation delta: 8192 KB

is "too big" a thing?

For Maximum size: No

For Allocation delta: Yes
Using a really large allocation delta may cause the NTFS driver to become unresponsive while the USN Journal is trimmed after it is filled.

Please keep the allocation delta around 8192 KB.

To recreate the USN Journal:
Uncheck Enable USN Journal in Everything, hit apply, then re-check Enable USN Journal with the new sizes and hit OK.

is there a way to read this file?

Everything 1.5 will have the Index Journal

The Index Journal is a copy of your USN Journal.



For Everything 1.4, there is the recent changes database.
Enable recent changes from Tools -> Options -> Indexes -> Index recent changes
Load your USN Journal into the recent changes index from Tools -> Options -> NTFS -> C: -> Load USN Journal into the recent changes database.
Show the recent changes column from right-clicking the result list column header and checking Recent Changes.
You can then sort by this column.