NTFS (New Technology File System) on windows vista
NTFS - New Technology file system is a file system Microsoft introduced with Windows 2000, NTFS has many advancements over its predecessor FAT32, NTFS supported up to 2TB (terra byte) of storage, while FAT32 supported up to 2TB as well, it did not support the 2TB on all systems, on many systems it was limited to 32GB, The number of files that can be stored on the volume changed from 4,194,304 files to 4,294,967,295, Tha max file size changed from 4GB to (limited by the volume size), The file system was optimized for high capacity storage, and not to get deeper into detail on how it supports Larger/More, let us see what features it added.
NTFS introduced permissions, something available on UNIX/Linux/BSD systems since creaton, it was missing in FAT32, Same goes for disk quota, Sparse Files.
And most importantly (*you will find out why in a few minutes)
In NTFS files were able to have custom attributes, So you would not be limited to the ones created when NTFS was born
Lets start by telling you a bit about the new Transactional NTFS (TxF) (they should have called it TNT, but let us remember, those are computer geeks that play with this part of the operating system, everything to them sounds like Fx because they want to become socially acceptible like pharmasists who have the Rx sound, The name probably comes from the database world, and what it means also comes from there, This means that if the transaction was not complete, you can roll back and get back your old file.
Anyway, TxF logs every call to every file, and maintains a record of all changed files, Now when something goes wrong with that file, vista can restore a previous version of the file back to the minute the shadow copy of the system was created (Windows takes that shadow copy when you boot up your computer)
So, up to a limited number of reboots, you can have versions of every file, then you can restore the needed one.
Now to restore a file to a previous version, you take the properties of that file where you will find a tab called Previous Versions, in the same way this can be done to a file, or even a drive (from there properties)
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From: Tangoblue
Subject: Up Up and Away | | Good articles first...but isn't it appropriate that someone ask a very basic question that applies to at least 90% of all those treking thru cyberspace. Where is a simple (intuitively that may mean reliable)O/S? Personally I have installed (and debugged)every version of Windows with the exception of Vista Ultimate 64 bit version and while the number of problems (since I wait for the "fix it" releases before purchasing) has gone down they have also gone up in complexity more often than not. As I type this I am actually on a Win98SE machine (and yes I have others with all the other versions of Windows). This one is actually faster than XP on a fast DSL connection despite 10x hardware differences (memory, CPU and buss). Also having gone thru immense pain getting 98 to run without blue screens of death your readers might be interested in knowing I have no hiccups; on both XP and Ultimate 32 bit version I have one or two a month minimum (now - you don't really want to know the number the first week or two).
Given what the typical user does - surf, chat, email, games, shop, load some pictures - it amazes me that greater complexity is the solution of choice by Microsoft.
I also have a Linux machine. With the identical hardware it's faster than the Xp machine. As for OS stability compared to Windows (any version) it leads the pack with a small BUTT - set it up right or pay the price meaning read ALL the documentation.
Some thoughts for future readers or perhaps I have jogged you in a different direction. All for now...back to working / writing on the future apolitical website. Stephen | From: Tangoblue
Subject: Up Up and Away | | Good articles first...but isn't it appropriate that someone ask a very basic question that applies to at least 90% of all those treking thru cyberspace. Where is a simple (intuitively that may mean reliable)O/S? Personally I have installed (and debugged)every version of Windows with the exception of Vista Ultimate 64 bit version and while the number of problems (since I wait for the "fix it" releases before purchasing) has gone down they have also gone up in complexity more often than not. As I type this I am actually on a Win98SE machine (and yes I have others with all the other versions of Windows). This one is actually faster than XP on a fast DSL connection despite 10x hardware differences (memory, CPU and buss). Also having gone thru immense pain getting 98 to run without blue screens of death your readers might be interested in knowing I have no hiccups; on both XP and Ultimate 32 bit version I have one or two a month minimum (now - you don't really want to know the number the first week or two).
Given what the typical user does - surf, chat, email, games, shop, load some pictures - it amazes me that greater complexity is the solution of choice by Microsoft.
I also have a Linux machine. With the identical hardware it's faster than the Xp machine. As for OS stability compared to Windows (any version) it leads the pack with a small BUTT - set it up right or pay the price meaning read ALL the documentation.
Some thoughts for future readers or perhaps I have jogged you in a different direction. All for now...back to working / writing on the future apolitical website. Stephen |
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