Definition of NTFS ( was Re: Related to usbdrive)

[Chong Yu Meng]

David A. Bandel wrote:

>sure sounds like the description of a journaled filesystem.  Wonder why
>the things continue to corrupt themselves then.
>  
>
Actually, I've heard a lot of different things about NTFS, all from 
Windows advocates -- some say that NTFS was developed primarily to 
provide better security for user data. On the hardware side, I was told 
that NTFS was developed to support hard disks larger than 2 GB.

I'm not advocating Microsoft by any means. But I keep hearing : yes, 
Windows does that too, COM+ is better, etc. I used to get riled by these 
comments, not least because they normally come from people who have 
never had to maintain a Windows server, and people who have done no 
programming beyond the requisite "Hello World" program to get their 
degree in software engineering.

Unfortunately, since the IT meltdown the last couple of years, Microsoft 
has actually gained strength in Singapore and parts of Southeast Asia. 
Most jobs require administration of Windows servers. I'm not quite sure 
where all the Solaris and Linux servers have disappeared to, though.

My gripe with NTFS is this : NTFS *may* be a journaled file system, but 
you cannot recover from a server crash if certain critical components 
are corrupted. For Linux, you can still recover the data by booting from 
a recovery disk or Linux CD. For Windows on NTFS partitions, I have 
never had any success. So, that to me is not a good journaled file 
system. Maybe a good academic exercise, like "Hello World", and just as 
useful.

Regards,
pascal chong