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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=20

  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=20
  write code in it, but it is extremely dangerous to use it. The=20
  possibility of destroying your filesystem is very high.

  The new driver, introduced in 2.5.11, has some write code, but it's=20
  very limited. The driver can overwrite existing files, but it cannot=20
  change the length, add new or delete existing files.

  Adding write support will take a long time. NTFS is built like a=20
  database. Any changes you make, necessitate making changes in many=20
  places, for consistancy. Make a mistake and the filesystem will be=20
  damaged, make too many mistakes and the filesystem will be destroyed.=20


--=20
Anthony Naggs
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