Definition: NTFS


The file system designed for the operating system Windows NT. This file system is more advanced than the FAT file system used by the earlier Windows operating systems, with regards to data structures, filenames, security, and access control.




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Formatted Capacity

The actual capacity available to store data in a mass storage device.The formatted capacity is the gross capacity minus the capacity taken up by the overhead data required for formatting the media.

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