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Aragorn · 17-02-2005, 13:23

Andy,

What type of files are they?

An NTFS file can have multiple 'streams' of which only the main stream is usually visible in explorer. The typical use of the stream is to hold comments like the ones you see in the file properties tab.

The CD is a non-NTFS device and if the file has important info held in the stream it won't get saved on the CD. IIRC Outlook allows you to send all streams for a given file.

You could also try zipping the files to see iff that preserves the streams.

HTH

17-02-2005, 13:23	#2
Aragorn Inactive Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Minas Tirith, Gondor Age: 61 Posts: 3,458	Re: Confirm Stream Loss Andy, What type of files are they? An NTFS file can have multiple 'streams' of which only the main stream is usually visible in explorer. The typical use of the stream is to hold comments like the ones you see in the file properties tab. The CD is a non-NTFS device and if the file has important info held in the stream it won't get saved on the CD. IIRC Outlook allows you to send all streams for a given file. You could also try zipping the files to see iff that preserves the streams. HTH