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What is NTFS?

NTFS (New Technology File System) is a proprietary file system developed by Microsoft. It's the standard file system for Windows NT-based operating systems, including Windows 10 and 11. NTFS supports features like file and folder permissions, data encryption, disk quotas, journaling, and compression. It's commonly used for system drives, secondary storage, and external drives on Windows systems due to its robustness and advanced features.

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What other technologies are related to NTFS?

NTFS Competitor Technologies

exFAT

exFAT is another file system, often used on removable media, and is thus a competitor to NTFS.

mentioned alongside NTFS in 92% (108) of relevant job posts

HFS+

HFS+ is a file system used by macOS, making it a competitor to NTFS in environments where macOS is present.

mentioned alongside NTFS in 95% (91) of relevant job posts

APFS

APFS is the current file system used by macOS, making it a competitor to NTFS in environments where macOS is present.

mentioned alongside NTFS in 69% (97) of relevant job posts

ext2

ext2 is a file system commonly used in Linux, and serves as a competitor in that OS environment.

mentioned alongside NTFS in 71% (90) of relevant job posts

FAT32

FAT32 is another file system, older than NTFS, and is therefore a competitor.

mentioned alongside NTFS in 61% (66) of relevant job posts

btrfs

btrfs is a file system commonly used in Linux, and serves as a competitor in that OS environment.

mentioned alongside NTFS in 26% (90) of relevant job posts

FAT

FAT is an older file system, and is therefore a competitor to NTFS.

mentioned alongside NTFS in 18% (110) of relevant job posts

ext3/4

ext3/4 are file systems commonly used in Linux, and serves as a competitor in that OS environment.

mentioned alongside NTFS in 33% (59) of relevant job posts

NTFS Complementary Technologies

Share Permissions

Share permissions are used to control access to files and folders shared over a network, and they complement NTFS permissions, which control local access.

mentioned alongside NTFS in 70% (85) of relevant job posts

AD Users and Computers

AD Users and Computers is a tool for managing users and computers within Active Directory, which can be used to assign permissions to network shares residing on NTFS volumes. Thus complementary.

mentioned alongside NTFS in 39% (54) of relevant job posts

DFS

DFS (Distributed File System) allows for the aggregation of multiple file shares into a single namespace. It uses NTFS permissions on the underlying shares. Therefore, DFS complements NTFS.

mentioned alongside NTFS in 3% (291) of relevant job posts