What is NTFS File System?
NTFS is an acronym for New Technology File System. NTFS was first released with Windows NT. It is much more modern, stable, and reliable than FAT or FAT32. This file system was designed for use specifically with Windows OS. It supports long file names, huge disk partitions, and files, full security access control, the ability to recover files/directories, and its structure in the event of hardware failure and many other features.
Microsoft NTFS for Linux - What's New
- Supported Linux Kernels
- The free version of the program works with Linux kernel from 2.6.36 to 4.20. The Professional version supports the latest official kernels. New kernel support implements within 1 month after the official release. Automatic driver rebuild for newer supported kernels with DKMS library.
- Read support of new NTFS system
- Supported NTFS features (see also “Compatibility”): NTFS versions 1.2, 3.0, and 3.1 (Windows NT 4.0, 2000, XP, 2003, Vista, 7, 8.1, 10, Server 2016, Server 2019); Compressed files support; Sparse file support.
- Stability improvements
- Improved driver behavior in case target storage is detached unexpectedly to minimize the possibility of file system issues.
- Minimized file system
- Added single ‘ufsd’ utility instead of separate ‘mkfs’ and ‘chkfs’ utilities, which are hard links to ‘ufsd’ utility.
- Improved automounting script
- Updated automounting script for better recognition of volume names with spaces. (Professional version only).
Microsoft NTFS for Linux Key Features
- Easy to Install and Uninstall
- Simply run the assistant scripts (install.sh and uninstall.sh scripts) to perform all the necessary operations to build the driver, install it, and deactivate and remove it from the platform.
- High Performance
- The Paragon tool boosts your performance by opening direct access to partitions you had difficulties with accessing previously from Linux. The transfer rate is the same for native Linux file systems and, in some cases even better.
- Full Access to NTFS and HFS+ Volumes
- Rapid and transparent read and write access to NTFS/HFS+ volumes from Linux. Use the HFS+ file system and its native journaling support for better file system integrity when transferring files between Linux PC and Mac.
- Additional Utilities
- Microsoft NTFS for Linux by Paragon Software allows you to format any volume as NTFS or HFS+, check the formatted volumes for integrity, and fix errors.
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- Paragon Software Group has been providing market-proven reliable solutions since 1994, helping millions of customers achieve maximum productivity. We keep an eye on the IT industry, its news, and trends, and regularly supply you with product updates and enhancements