Enable-DedupVolume

Enable-DedupVolume

Enables data deduplication on one or more volumes.

Syntax

Parameter Set: Enable0
Enable-DedupVolume [-Volume] <String[]> [-AsJob] [-CimSession <CimSession[]> ] [-DataAccess] [-ThrottleLimit <Int32> ] [ <CommonParameters>]

Detailed Description

The Enable-DedupVolume cmdlet enables data deduplication on one or more volumes . You can use the Set-DedupVolume cmdlet to customize the data deduplication settings. Data deduplication is disabled by default. Data deduplication is not supported for certain volumes, such as any volume that is not a NTFS file system or any volume that is smaller than 2 GB.

Parameters

-AsJob

Aliases

none

Required?

false

Position?

named

Default Value

none

Accept Pipeline Input?

false

Accept Wildcard Characters?

false

-CimSession<CimSession[]>

Runs the cmdlet in a remote session or on a remote computer. Enter a computer name or a session object, such as the output of a New-CimSession or Get-CimSession cmdlet. The default is the current session on the local computer.

Aliases

Session

Required?

false

Position?

named

Default Value

none

Accept Pipeline Input?

false

Accept Wildcard Characters?

false

-DataAccess

Indicates that data access to deduplicated files on the volume is enabled.

Aliases

none

Required?

false

Position?

named

Default Value

none

Accept Pipeline Input?

false

Accept Wildcard Characters?

false

-ThrottleLimit<Int32>

Specifies the maximum number of concurrent operations that can be established to run the cmdlet. If this parameter is omitted or a value of 0 is entered, then Windows PowerShell® calculates an optimum throttle limit for the cmdlet based on the number of CIM cmdlets that are running on the computer. The throttle limit applies only to the current cmdlet, not to the session or to the computer.

Aliases

none

Required?

false

Position?

named

Default Value

none

Accept Pipeline Input?

false

Accept Wildcard Characters?

false

-Volume<String[]>

Specifies an array of system volumes. Specify one or more volume IDs, drive letters (such as D:), or volume GUID pathnames (using the form \\?\Volume{{GUID}}\). Separate multiple volumes with a comma.

Aliases

Path,Name,DeviceId

Required?

true

Position?

1

Default Value

none

Accept Pipeline Input?

True (ByPropertyName)

Accept Wildcard Characters?

false

<CommonParameters>

This cmdlet supports the common parameters: -Verbose, -Debug, -ErrorAction, -ErrorVariable, -OutBuffer, and -OutVariable. For more information, see    about_CommonParameters (https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/p/?LinkID=113216).

Inputs

The input type is the type of the objects that you can pipe to the cmdlet.

  • System.String[]

Outputs

The output type is the type of the objects that the cmdlet emits.

  • Microsoft.Management.Infrastructure.CimInstance#

    The Microsoft.Management.Infrastructure.CimInstance object is a wrapper class that displays Windows Management Instrumentation (WMI) objects. The path after the pound sign (#) provides the namespace and class name for the underlying WMI object.

Examples

Example 1: Enable data deduplication on volumes

This command enables data deduplication on volumes D:, E:, and F:.

PS C:\> Enable-DedupVolume -Volume D:,E:,F:

Example 2: Enable data deduplication on a volume by using a GUID

This command enables data deduplication for the volume that has the GUID 26a21bda-a627-11d7-9931-806e6f6e6963.

PS C:\> Enable-DedupVolume -Volume "\\?\Volume{26a21bda-a627-11d7-9931-806e6f6e6963}\"

Disable-DedupVolume

Get-DedupVolume

Set-DedupVolume