NTFS File System

NTFS file system is the one of the most complex and successful of file system present today. The Microsoft operating systems of the Windows NT set cannot be imagined without NTFS file system. First introduced with Windows NT, NTFS is a high performance and self-healing file system. NTFS uses a master file table storing the information of all the files located on the disk.

Features of NTFS file system:

  • Supports file-level security by File and Folder Permissions
  • Hierarchical Storage Management
  • Auditing
  • Encrypt files and folders to protect sensitive data
  • Supports large volumes
  • Alternate data streams
  • Disk quotas
  • Hierarchical Storage Management
  • Symbolic links
  • Hard links
  • Powerful storage solution such as RAID.

NTFS file system uses a transaction log to allow it to recover in the event of a crash and supports the ability to span data across more than one hard drive for redundancy in the event that a disk drive fails. NTFS file system gets corrupted to various reasons like:

  • MBR is damaged
  • Partition is deleted or Partition Table is damaged
  • Partition Boot Sector is damaged
  • Missing or Corrupted System Files
  • Hard drive crash and others.
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