NTFS, an acronym that stands for New Technology File System, is a file system first introduced by Microsoft in 1993 with the release of Windows NT 3.1. The Windows Server line of operating systems ...

Microsoft is testing Insider builds that use the modern ReFS file format instead of the more common NTFS for a clean installation of Windows 11. When you install a supported version of Windows using ...

If you’ve ever used a drive formatted with Linux and tried to access it on a Windows system, you’re likely to have problems, especially if the drive uses the NTFS file system. Even though NTFS is ...

When you check the properties of an image or NTFS volume, you see a field called “Accessed” that denotes when the file has been last accessed. However, this can put some toll on your computer and ...

I have Windows XP Pro installed on a single NTFS partition taking up the entire boot drive. Windows XP Pro works fine. I am trying to install System Commander 7 so that I can install other OS's ...

It's not something you hear about very often, but the file system used by your devices can have a pretty big impact on your experience, and innovations do happen every now and then. Windows has ...

When you have a new hard drive, or when you're reinstalling Windows, the OS may ask you to format the drive. If given a choice, the two common modes are NTFS and FAT32. But what are those, and why ...

I've made the long overdue decision to keep backups on an external USB drive, but should I go with NTFS or exFAT for the drive? We have an all Windows household here, and although I fiddle with Linux ...

The NTFS file system has allocation unit options that usually don't matter unless there is a limitation. Rick Vanover explains how this matters for large volumes. All Windows Server administrators ...

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