Articles Tagged “NTFS”
3 articles tagged “NTFS”, newest first.
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Volume Shadow Copy (VSS): The Mechanism and the Practice — Why Backup Software Can Copy Files That Are Still in Use
Files that are in use can't normally be copied because of sharing violations — so how does backup software manage it? This article explains the roles of the ...
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The Depths of Windows I/O (Part 5) — NTFS Internals: Understanding the File System Through the MFT
Part 5 of a series explaining NTFS internals with diagrams. Covers the MFT and file records, multiple data streams (Zone.Identifier), hard links and 8.3 name...
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MAX_PATH and Windows Path/Filename Pitfalls — the 260-Character Limit, Reserved Names, Trailing Dots, and Case Sensitivity
A rundown of the path and filename limits behind the classic 'file not found' bug. Covers the breakdown of MAX_PATH=260, enabling long paths with LongPathsEn...