Tuesday 12 March 2013

NTFS Debunked

It's been a while since Windows Joe talked about NTFS. Today, "Win-Joe" debunks the complex jargon surrounding this file system technology.

The NTFS technology was preceded by a system called FAT (File Allocation Table).

You need this to understand output from CHKDSK (outputs file system integrity status).

USN JOURNAL

Update Sequence Number Journal.  Records changes on NTFS volumes.

The above must be explained. NTFS is a journaling file system which means changes are recorded in a journal (typically a circular log in a dedicated area of the file system).

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