Windows System Programming Third Edition [Electronic resources] نسخه متنی

The Windows File Systems

Windows supports four file systems on directly attached devices, but only the first is important throughout the book as it is Microsoft's primary, full-functionality file system.

1. The NT file system (NTFS) is a modern file system supporting long file names, security, fault tolerance, encryption, compression, extended attributes, and support for very large files and volumes. Note that diskettes do not support NTFS and that Windows 9x also does not support NTFS.Chapter 3.

   All the file systems are accessed in the same way, sometimes with limitations. For example, only NTFS supports security. This book will point out features unique to NTFS as appropriate, but, in general, assume NTFS.

   The format of a file system (FAT, NTFS, or custom), as a disk volume or partition, is determined when a disk is partitioned.