NTFS access procedure

[js5895]

Hi,

How does NTFS lookup directories and file data? For instance FAT would
find the directory through the FAT, get the file entry, lookup it up in
the FAT, then, get the data. I can't seem to find any documentation on
this. How does it work?

Thanks.

 

[Günter Prossliner]

Hi!

How does NTFS lookup directories and file data? For instance FAT would
find the directory through the FAT, get the file entry, lookup it up
in the FAT, then, get the data. I can't seem to find any
documentation on this. How does it work?

see: http://www.ntfs.com/ntfs_basics.htm


GP