Date: Thu, 01 May 2003 02:56:33 +1000 From: "Neeraj Arora" <Neeraj.Arora@ems.rmit.edu.au> To: <freebsd-questions@freebsd.org>, <tony@ubik.demon.co.uk>, <cparker15@yahoo.com> Subject: Re: NTFS Question Message-ID: <seb08cf6.033@ems.rmit.edu.au>
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Cant MS make anything properly... --neeraj >>> Anthony Naggs <tony@ubik.demon.co.uk> 05/01/03 02:38am >>> [snip] Below is an extract from: http://linux-ntfs.sourceforge.net/info/ntfs.html#3.2 3.2 Can the Driver write to an NTFS volume, too? Not really. There are two drivers, currently. The original driver, in 2.4 has some write code in it, but it is extremely dangerous to use it. The possibility of destroying your filesystem is very high. The new driver, introduced in 2.5.11, has some write code, but it's very limited. The driver can overwrite existing files, but it cannot change the length, add new or delete existing files. Adding write support will take a long time. NTFS is built like a database. Any changes you make, necessitate making changes in many places, for consistancy. Make a mistake and the filesystem will be damaged, make too many mistakes and the filesystem will be destroyed. -- Anthony Naggs _______________________________________________ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-questions-unsubscribe@freebsd.org"
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