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Create Test files with different sizes in windows
- Authors
- Name
- Jeevan Wijerathna
- @iamjeevanvj
Using fsutil command
To create a 10MB file using fsutil
in Windows, you can follow these steps:
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Open the Command Prompt by typing "cmd" in the search bar and selecting the "Command Prompt" app.
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Use the
fsutil
command with thefile createnew
option, specifying the desired file size in bytes.fsutil file createnew C:\\path\\to\\example.txt 10485760The size specified is in bytes. In this case, 10MB is equivalent to 10,485,760 bytes (1024 bytes = 1KB, and 1024KB = 1MB).
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Replace
"C:\\path\\to\\example.txt"
with the actual path and filename where you want to create the file.
After executing the command, a file named "example.txt" will be created with a size of 10MB at the specified location.
Please note that fsutil
is a built-in Windows utility, and the above steps assume that it is available on your system.
Using PowerShell
PowerShell code to create a file of a specific size:
powershellCopy code# Specify the file path and size$filePath = "C:\path\to\example.txt"$fileSizeInBytes = 1GB # Change this value to the desired file size
# Create the file$fileStream = [System.IO.File]::Create($filePath)$fileStream.SetLength($fileSizeInBytes)$fileStream.Close()
In this code, we use the [System.IO.File]::Create()
method to create the file, and then we set its length to the desired size using the SetLength()
method. Make sure to replace "C:\path\to\example.txt"
with the actual path and filename you want to use, and adjust the $fileSizeInBytes
variable to the desired file size in bytes.