Does this information get embeded inside the file?
Sort of. Alternate Data Streams.
For example If I write it to a cdrom with the file in the
cdrom retain
this information?
No. NTFS format only. You lose the info when copying a file
to any other
format.
If I format the HD and copy the file back to the hard disk
(from the CD)
will this info still be with the file?
I doubt it, you already lost that info by saving to CD.
Finally does this info appear in windows98 as well?
No way. Windows 98 does not work on NTFS formatted hard
disks.
On NTFS alternate data streams are created by using the
Summary tab.
[[A data stream is a sequence of bytes. An application
populates the stream
by writing data at specific offsets within the stream. The
application can
then read the data by reading the same offsets in the read
path. Every file
has a main, unnamed stream associated with it, regardless of
the file system
used. However, NTFS supports additional named data streams in
which each
data stream is an alternate sequence of bytes as illustrated
in Figure x.
Applications can create additional named streams and access
the streams by
referring to their names. This feature permits related data to
be managed as
a single unit. For example, a graphics program can store a
thumbnail image
of a bitmap in a named data stream within the NTFS file
containing the
image.]]
[[FAT volumes support only the main, unnamed stream, so if you
try to copy
or move a file to a FAT volume or floppy disk, you receive an
error message as shown below. If you copy the file, all named
data
streams and other attributes not supported by FAT are lost.]]
from...
Multiple Data Streams
http://www.microsoft.com/technet/prodtechnol/winxppro/reskit/c13621675.mspx
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Confirm Stream Loss
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The file 'xxxxxxxxxxxxx.zzz' has extra information
attached to it that might be lost if you continue copying.
The
contents of the file will not be affected. Information that
might be
lost includes:
Summary Info
Document Summary Info
Do you want to proceed anyway?
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Click YES because there is nothing you can do about it.
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Hope this helps. Let us know.
Wes
MS-MVP Windows Shell/User
In John Jay Smith <-> hunted and pecked:
Thanks... for some reason I didnt notice that ever.. LOL
Questions:
Does this information get embeded inside the file?
For example If I write it to a cdrom with the file in the
cdrom retain
this information?
If I format the HD and copy the file back to the hard disk
(from the CD)
will this info still be with the file?
Finally does this info appear in windows98 as well?
THANKS!
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Open Windows Explorer, right-click on a video file
and select: Properties > Summary > Simple and add
your information.
For file backups, I recommend that you consider
purchasing an external drive that includes a backup
program designed to perform periodic backups.
Examples:
http://www.newegg.com/ProductSort/SubCategory.asp?SubCategory=414
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Windows - Shell/User
Microsoft Community Newsgroups
news://msnews.microsoft.com/
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:
I am looking for a program that will enable me to write
descriptions for
files in explorer.
For example I may have a documentary video and I would like
to add
some notes about what's it about so I will remember after
some time.
I would like this to be integrated in windows explorer and
the notes to
be able to be visible somehow either by hovering the cursor
on top of
the file or some other way.
Also I would like this information I would like to backup
somehow in
case I have to format so I wont lose all the descriptions.
Does anyone know of such a program???
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