NTFS (New Technology File System)

NTFS, or New Technology File System, is a file system that organizes, stores and manages files on a storage device. It is the primary file system for recent Windows and Windows Server versions. NTFS is used for:

Storage:

NTFS allows for file compression to free up storage space. It also supports disk quotas to help businesses manage storage space.

Security:

NTFS allows users to set permissions on files and folders to restrict access to sensitive data.

Reliability:

NTFS is designed to be consistent and quickly restore data after a disaster.

File system journaling:

NTFS keeps a log of files added, modified, or deleted on a drive, which can be audited. This log is called the Master File Table (MFT).

Cluster Shared Volumes:

NTFS can be used with Cluster Shared Volumes (CSV) to provide volumes that can be accessed simultaneously from multiple failover cluster nodes.

OneDrive:

Microsoft requires OneDrive to reside on an NTFS disk.

NTFS was developed by Microsoft and introduced in 1993 to replace the File Allocation Table (FAT) system.