Link Count
· One of the items in the inode is a link count
o "How many links are there to this file?"
o When you unlink a file, the kernel decrements the link count
o If the link count is 0, the kernel frees up the data blocks
o ... unless someone still has the file open
o ... in which case the data is freed only when the file is closed
· This means you can open a file and unlink it
o And still read it and write it
o unlinking doesn't remove the file; it only removes the name

Why does NTFS Support Multiple Data Attributes?
Multiple data streams. , NTFS files can consist of more than one stream. The additional streams may contain any kind of data, although typically it is data describing the file, or metadata.

What are Named Data Attributes?
What are UnNamed Data Attributes?
http://publib.boulder.ibm.com/infoce...ibml2mst44.htm


http://www.littleharbor.com/ntfs-details.htm

What are Mounted Drives

http://www.microsoft.com/resources/d....mspx?mfr=true

What is Installable File System? Is IFS part of NTFS?

http://www.febooti.com/products/filetweak/online-help/

What does it mean to Implement Folders?

http://www.active-disk-wiper.com/wip...file-types.htm


What are Indexes?
What are the different Types Of Indexes in NTFS?
http://www.pcguide.com/ref/hdd/file/...ilesDir-c.html

What is a B-Tree Structure?
http://www.bluerwhite.org/btree

What are the different Types Of Structures available in NTFS?

http://www.pcguide.com/ref/hdd/file/ntfs/secPerm-c.html

What Folders are considered to be Large?

http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=303079

What Indexes are considered to be Large?

http://www.littleharbor.com/ntfs-details.htm

http://www.softpedia.com/get/System/...NTFSInfo.shtml

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