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Technical Information
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Sparse Stream
Hard Link
NTFS streams
NTSF streams are hidden file fragments that belong to a main file. Particularly
relevant are NTSF streams under the Windows 2000 and Windows XP operat-
ing systems. For drive backups, NTFS streams are automatically backed up,
since entire sectors are backed up.
Nero BackItUp supports the following file systems when saving drive backups and image fi-
les on a hard drive:
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FAT16
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FAT32
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NTFS
Nero BackItUp ImageTool supports the following file systems when saving drive backups
and image files on a hard drive:
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FAT16
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FAT32
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ext2/3
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ReiserFS
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NTFS
See also:
 Backup Tab 78
15.1.3 Source Media Supported
Nero BackItUp generally supports the following source media for backups:
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Disc
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Internal hard drive
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External hard drive
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USB hard drive
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FireWire hard drive
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Network drive (LAN)
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Removable media
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FTP Server
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Image file
In order to be able to use the FTP server, you must have entered an FTP ser-
ver under Options.