what does NTFS stand for ??? and what is its pupose ???

[leeland]

i have seen this in some posts and wanted to know what it stands for and basically why it is important....i know this may sound like a dumb question but the only dumb questions are ones that are not asked I think

thanks in advance

lee

 

[fow99]

That stands for NT(winnt) File System. It is used by Winnt and Windows 2000. It is meant to increase performance and security(???) and more monoply as many other os/utilitis have problem accessing it.

 

[NuclearNed]

In addition to what fow99 said, it is the alternative to a "fat32" or "fat16" file system. i.e. All Win95 and Win98 use fat32 (or sometimes fat16) file systems based on a fat (file allocation table). I'm not sure how NTFS works, but supposedly it is more efficient and faster than a fat system. As far as I know, NTFS is an option only on NT or Win2K systems.