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15.3 File systems supported
Nero BackItUp supports the following file systems:
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For backup and restore
Drive backup and restore of a drive
File backup and restore of a file backup
backup
 FAT16  FAT16
 FAT32  FAT32
 NTFS*  NTFS
 ext2/3
 ext4
 ReiserFS
 XFS
 JFS
*: For file backup and restore under an NTFS file system, the following NTFS streams
(from NTSF version 5.0) are generally supported:
 Standard Data Stream
 Security Stream
 Encrypted Stream
 Object Identifier Stream
 Alternate Data Stream
 Reparse Stream, e.g. Junction Points
(for backups that fit on one disc only)
 Extended Attribute Stream
 Sparse Stream
 Hard Link
NTSF streams are hidden file fragments that belong to a main file. Particularly relevant are
NTSF streams under the Windows
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2000 and Windows
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XP
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operating systems. For drive
backups, NTFS streams are automatically backed up, since entire sectors are backed up.
You can configure the backup of NTFS streams for file backups in the Nero BackItUp
options (see
Backup tab).
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For saving drive backup and image files to a hard drive
with Nero BackItUp with Nero BackItUp ImageTool
 FAT16  FAT16
 FAT32  FAT32
 NTFS  ext2/3
 ext4
 ReiserFS
 XFS
 JFS