NTFS (New Technology File System) is the default file system for Windows NT and its derivatives (2000, XP, Vista, 7, 8, Server 2003 and 2008).
0
votes
3answers
200 views
Windows 7 Service Pack 1 with NTFS Junctions: ERROR_NOT_SAME_DEVICE(0x80070011)
I have a quick question about installing Windows 7 Service Pack 1 with NTFS Junctions in place. I keep getting this error: ERROR_NOT_SAME_DEVICE(0x80070011).
Now from what I researched online it is ...
0
votes
2answers
1k views
How do I mount an ntfs image created by gnu ntfsclone on Windows?
How do I mount an ntfs image created by gnu ntfsclone on Windows? Neither the gnuwin32 version of ntfsclone nor cygwin's mount seem to be capable.
0
votes
2answers
38 views
Scan formatted hard drive for ANSI txt file?
Is there any software that will allow me to undelete a text file encoded in ANSI? I know one line of the TXT file (so search would be useful). The hard drive was formatted using a quick format so the ...
0
votes
1answer
9 views
Cloning flash drive while preserving empty space
I'm working with an industrial PC running Windows XP embedded.
The PC has a 2GB compact flash memory which acts as main drive.
I would like to clone the 2GB flash memory to a card with 8GB space.
How ...
2
votes
1answer
45 views
How to defragment a large TrueCrypt volume that has barely any free space
I have a TrueCrypt 7.1a volume that is about 50 GB in size, formatted with NTFS and has close to 100 MB of free space. I have close to 300,000 files in it. When I was setting this up, I did this ...
3
votes
2answers
38 views
Is there a client impact to server side NTFS compression?
One of a our file servers at work is being compressed with NTFS compression. I've read about it being generally inadvisable on servers. But I've not found anything the states where the ...
1
vote
3answers
3k views
Is there any way to restore EXT4 partition
Is there any way to restore ext4 partition after formatting the entire hard disk then making two partitions of NTFS
2
votes
1answer
476 views
How can I add metadata to NTFS files/folders?
I want to tag different file types (i.e. .pdf, .epub, .iso, .bin, folders,..) using the same descriptive fields. For example i would like a metadata field "type" which would be "eBook" on pdf- and ...
0
votes
1answer
61 views
Partition invisible on Windows, not on Linux
I have Windows 7 64b installed and recently also installed Ubuntu 12.04
Problem: 2 of 4 Partitions on the same harddrive are not visible in Windows.
Here is some info:
$ df -T
Filesystem Type ...
0
votes
2answers
916 views
backing up ntfs disk using rsync on ubuntu
For a long time I was using windows. I have a separate drive I use to keep copies of my media files, photos etc. on, which I periodically backup to an external drive. In Windows I used SyncToy to do ...
4
votes
3answers
2k views
Is it possible to convert an ntfs partition to ext3?
Is it possible to convert an ntfs partition to ext3?
-3
votes
0answers
42 views
New Windows 7 Installation New Hard Drive [closed]
I'm helping a friend repair a laptop. It is an Acer and had Windows 7 on it previously. There is a fresh HDD installed, and I have Windows 7 ISO on a USB drive. I start the installation process, ...
10
votes
1answer
33k views
What are “reparse records”?
My computer just did a chkdisk, and when it finished processing file records, it said it had processed 44 reparse records. What exactly are they?
4
votes
1answer
3k views
Tool to repair MFT or NTFS journal on a disk which underwent failed hibernation
I've read through some of the posts related to corrupt or not working NTFS partitions, but without a proper solution for my case. Here it is: my system is
SSD on mini PCI express (PCIe), with ...
4
votes
1answer
1k views
Can you link an NTFS junction point to a directory on a Network Attached Storage?
I'm using Windows, and I want to use Dropbox to back up a folder outside my Dropbox directory. So I want to create a junction point from my target directory to my Dropbox folder. Accoding to the ...
2
votes
3answers
2k views
Running chkdsk on a disk partition without a drive letter
I have a hard drive that shows up in Disk Management as having two partitions.
One of the partitions says 69.71GB and that's it. The other says 4.82GB and, underneath that, Healthy (OEM Partition).
...
0
votes
4answers
8k views
Why I cannot copy install.wim from Windows 7 ISO to USB (in linux env)
I need to make a USB bootable disk of Windows 7 ISO.
My USB is formatted to NTFS, ISO is not corrupt. I can copy install.wim elsewhere but I cannot copy it to USB. I even tried rsync.
rsync error
...
0
votes
0answers
15 views
What would cause Windows to see a disk device but no volumes?
I just experienced a blown power supply, and in recovering my system, I had to move a disk drive from an internal SATA controller to an external USB enclosure because it has a broken SATA power ...
0
votes
0answers
13 views
Renaming a file to its hardlink
I discovered today that renaming/moving a file onto one of its own hardlinks destroys the source link. If done via an Explorer window, the process is silent (no prompt). Copying (not moving) the file ...
2
votes
1answer
54 views
How to mount an NTFS filesystem, allowing all users full access?
How could I mount an NTFS filesystem in a way that would allow all users full access to it? If I use sudo mount -t ntfs /dev/sda1 /media/drive, then only the root user can use it. It won't let me ...
7
votes
8answers
9k views
Which file system to use for a large (1 TB) external hard drive?
I've got a 1 TB hard disk drive which is currently formatted as NTFS. I've recently learned about exFAT. I'm connecting this drive via USB. Which filesystem should I use for this large hard disk drive ...
0
votes
1answer
25 views
Windows Built In FS Conversion tool?
Can I use convert.exe to convert my ExFat drive (Which is 3TB and not the boot drive, if that matters) to NTFS?
I'm in Windows 8, and I SERIOUSLY need to convert my drive, preferably without data ...
0
votes
0answers
37 views
How to view how much RAM NTFS file cache is using? Any way to see what files are cached?
In effort to figure out why there's a general system performance degradation (Windows OS desktop/application lag) in the below issue (which may be memory-related), I would like for a way to see ...
1
vote
0answers
29 views
Is is possible that Tuxera NTFS driver is faulty in listing some filenames?
I'm dual booting Windows and Mac ML, and I'm try to access a file on both operating systems. This file is a song file with japanese characters in it. Windows has no issues accessing this file, however ...
1
vote
2answers
73 views
UEFI Boot a NTFS Drive
I'm trying to install Windows 8 through a bootable USB flash drive, in UEFI Mode. However, while it does work when the drive is formatted as FAT for some versions of Windows 8, the version I want to ...
2
votes
2answers
784 views
What's the difference between a Windows hard link and a Linux hard link?
The open source package BackupPC does not run on Windows due to its lack of support for hard links. I did a search and came across this document referring to hard links in Windows.
Are these somehow ...
0
votes
5answers
705 views
How do I convert a NTFS partition to FAT32 safely?
I am using Windows XP now. Is there any way to convert a NTFS partition to FAT32 safely? A simple solution that doesn't involve backing everything up would be better.
0
votes
0answers
45 views
NTFS4DOS without logo?
I want to create NTFS bootable image. I use NTFS4DOS for read/write access to NTFS partitions. I use it because it loads fast, in just a few seconds. Every time I load from it, the NTFS4DOS logo ...
0
votes
2answers
878 views
Copy an NTFS partition from a dying disk
I got a Windows 7 NTFS partition on a SATA drive which is having issues. The system crashed because of the corrupt pagefile the day I noticed file corruptions. Before the crash I noticed thousands of ...
7
votes
8answers
2k views
Moving files inside my NTFS partition is as slow as copying them. What could be the cause of this?
I'm trying to tidy up my folders and files on one of my NTFS formatted external hard drives, a 2TB Western Digital Elements drive.
When trying to move files from one folder to the other, the process ...
0
votes
1answer
37 views
Set up NTFS permissions to deny access to a user but allow one of their programs
Is it possible to set up NTFS permissions on a folder to deny access to a user, while allowing a specific program running under their account to access it?
Specifically, user A is logged in as an ...
3
votes
2answers
2k views
Are there any changes or additions to NTFS in Windows 8?
With Vista came a number of improvements like self healing and symbolic links. Even though these might be OS improvements, they're functionally file system changes.
For Windows 8 have there been any ...
13
votes
4answers
2k views
Scenario - NTFS Symbolic Link or Junction?
Differences
┌───────────────┬──────────┬──────────┬──────┬───────────┬─────┐
│ │ Absolute │ Relative │ File │ Directory │ UNC │
...
2
votes
1answer
68 views
Why does NTFS disallow the use of trailing periods in directory names? [closed]
On Linux, I can have a folder named temp..
If I try to do a mkdir temp. on a Windows machine, the trailing period is truncated.
If I try to sync a directory from Linux to Windows that has a trailing ...
1
vote
1answer
1k views
Corrupted NTFS Drive showing multiple unallocated partitions
My external hdd with a single NTFS partition was accidentaly plugged out (kids!)... and is now corrupted.
Iv tried running ntfsfix - with no luck - output below..
When I look at the disk under disk ...
0
votes
0answers
20 views
Restoring files on ntfs [duplicate]
So I was using gparted to extend my NTFS partition, but the linux desktop went to sleep and caused gparted to close before it was done.
I ran chkdsk /f /r on the drive and it seemed to repair it; ...
2
votes
1answer
817 views
100% reliable directory copy on Windows systems (NTFS)
Is there a directory copying method for NTFS that can copy a directory 100% accurately, every time, with every single file, sub-directory, permission, attribute, and symbolic link / junction intact ...
0
votes
1answer
21 views
Vim With Windows+Symlinks and a sandbox directory
I have a large project, and I have to work in and switch between a few directories often.
My solution was to symlink all the files that I want to get to quickly into a sandbox directory.
I just ...
0
votes
0answers
35 views
Recover NTFS partition back without formatting
If I try to chkdsk, I get the error
Unable to unable to determine volume version and state
I'm currently running a Partition Wizard Home Edition scan on the drive and it is
finding files and ...
2
votes
1answer
70 views
How to resolve daylight saving time discrepancy when copying files from camera to HDD?
When copying files from the SDHC card of the camera to a local HDD for storage, I find that sometimes the modified time of files is a hour different. I believe this is because the SDHC card uses ...
2
votes
3answers
173 views
Copied a file with winscp; only winscp can see it
I recently copied a 25.5GB file from another machine using WinSCP. I copied it to C:\beth.tar.gz, and WinSCP can still see the file. However no other app (including Explorer) can see the file. What ...
1
vote
1answer
30 views
Transitioning to Ubuntu
I am currently running Windows 7 with 2 hard drives.
An SSD where the OS and apps are stored.
A HDD which stores all my videos, music, files. (NTFS)
If I was to format the SSD and install Ubuntu, ...
3
votes
1answer
44 views
What's going on with the disk space usage here?
I have a process where I am removing BLOBs from a DB and writing them to a file structure on disk. I have a 1TB disk, with a single folder in the root, and a structure similar to:
...
2
votes
2answers
1k views
Windows 7 system drive says it is raw, but System Recovery starts without issues
I have been running Windows 7 RC1 since it was available a couple of months ago and had no issues whatsoever until today. When I start my laptop, Windows does not boot but instead Windows System ...
0
votes
1answer
20 views
Windows SymLink Questions: How do I tell if a file is symlinked /
I'm not exactely sure how to phrase my questions, I'll describe what I'm doing, perhaps my misconceptions will show.
I'm on windows 7. I symlinked files that I'm working on in a project to a sandbox ...
1
vote
1answer
56 views
Does OS X support disk compression?
I am new to the Mac world.
As you may know, NTFS has options to "Compress this drive to save disk space" or "Compress contents to save disk space".
I want to know whether OS X supports this feature ...
1
vote
1answer
48 views
Why unrelated files get corrupted after a blue screen of death caused by audio drivers?
Yesterday while hibernating my Windows 7 computer, I got BSOD which complained about Creative sound card driver (ctoss2k.sys). I have been using this system for two years already and I haven't had any ...
0
votes
1answer
96 views
External HDD has corrupted NTFS, can't be mounted on windows. How can I fix it on linux? [duplicate]
I'm testing my friends external HDD, which can't be accessed on Windows 7 - it installs as USB device, but does not mount. On linux, SMART readings show, that the disk has too many bad sectors, but I ...
7
votes
2answers
49k views
How to copy files to read-only NTFS hard drive on a Mac
I want to copy my some files from Mac (Macbook-Air) to a USB external hard drive, formatted as NTFS.
How is it possible? Because when I do copy my files from the Mac and go to paste them on the ...
1
vote
0answers
29 views
HD became RAW, trouble formatting to NTFS, can't install Windows [duplicate]
My grandmother's pc had some issues and wasn't booting into Windows so I was trying to fix it. I was going to make a partition to send the backup files but wasn't able to because the HD became RAW for ...
