Windows 10: Do I need "Distributed Link Tracking Client"?

Read up on it, cant quite make it out if it's to my disadvantage (and how) in every day Computer life if I have it disabled.

I had to disable it because it was the reason I could not safely eject external drives (in this case SATA drives connected to the USB 3 port) in Windows 10 since that service was blocking the removal process by keeping an active open handle to the hidden System Volume Information Folder and the tracking.log file therein.

Disabling it also finally allowed me to delete the SVI Folders on those external drives.

Does anyone have that service disabled for a longer period of time and can feedback their experience?

Also, does anyone know how to really really disable the Recovery Bin on such external drives? I can delete them but Windows just restores Recovery Bin functionality. I dont need it there, and I dont want it.
The Recycle Bin Properties (dont move files to the....) for those kind of drives doesnt work, I assume the enclosure controller Signals Windows what kind of hdd it is and Windows acts accordingly.

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Windows 10 and Distributed Link Tracking

Thanks Deepika - Done, for anyone following see ==>>
Technet - Windows 10 and Distributed Link Tracking

I'm so out of touch with MS - I thought Technet was dead, or maybe that was MSDN - the other day I actually went into a MS Shop to get something sorted with Hotmail, they were very helpful - but...

RP

 

Windows 10 and Distributed Link Tracking

Under Win 7 I am almost certain that the DLT service DID NOT repair LNK files if the target was on a removable drive!

But under Win 10 it appears that the DLT service DOES repair LNK files if the target is on a removable drive!

Is anyone aware if and where this is documented - it may have changed in Win 8 which I skipped. Couldn't see anything obvious in a Google or Bing search

BTW - this is not a complaint, just want to know what's going on - I'm leaning on this as support for my assertion re DLT behaviour under Win 7 ==>>

Distributed Link Tracking and Object Identifiers

Am I misremembering or imagining things ?

Its so hard to get accurate info on issues that have no glitz . bling, baubles, or glamorous eye candy. Sometimes I think MS only caters to large corporates and know nothing journalists.

 

No, you don't "need" it, but some functionality won't work right if you disable it.

What the DLTC does is keep track of shortcuts. If, for example, in your start menu, you have a shortcut to an application or folder, then you move that folder to another location, the DLTC will update the location in the shortcut so it will still be accessible. Without this service, the link becomes broken and you would have to track down the location and re-create the link.

 

That's it? I can live with that.

I would leave it on, but I havent found a way for it to not lock up my external drives.

 

Also, apparently the AVG anti-virus app uses the Distributed Link Tracking Client for scanning, so disabling it if you have AVG may be problematic.

 

Nah, ESET.

Can't believe they cant program that service in a more clever way in Windows 10. It's not like SATA enclosures hooked up through USB are a novelty nowadays.

 

You have to be very careful when disabling system services as many do more than the documentation states. You won't find complete documentation anywhere.

I have had unpleasant consequences from disabling system services in the past and have no desire to repeat them.

 

Thanks, I know. But in this case, at least for now and as far as I can see, the undocumented and documented services provided by this service are way offset by the disadvantages it does.

I wish MS would finally understand that it is my hardware and I want it to run and be managed the way I want. Not the way they think it should be.

 

maybe Linux would be more suited for you ,A lot, if not to much user input need to use it ,,, I'm just kidding of course

 

Yeah I know, I run Linux and OS X too. But to be honest, I love my Windows. It takes me a couple of weeks after every major release to get it exactly the way I want but when it is there, I'm, most productive and fastest on Windows.
And dont get me started on Apple and OS X and their thinking to know what's best for EVERYONE.

 

Well, build 10159 solved the safely eject issue for me so I'm closing this as solved.

 

there you go ,they must have listened to you .. happy computing