![]() ![]() Yes, we plan to publish and open-source our mkfs.NTFS utility. For situations where technical support is required, and GPL requirements cannot be met, we recommend using the commercial NTFS implementation under a licensing agreement with Paragon.Īre you planning to add any files system utilities? The existing alternatives such as fsck.NTFS/NTFSck and fsck.(v)fat don’t work well, and the community has been waiting for a fix. However, due to the nature of the GPL license, any changes made to NTFS3 code will need to be made open source. Paragon’s quality assurance (QA) process for commercial file system implementations currently includes over 160,000 tests, such as smoke tests, performance tests, load tests, and long-term endurance crash and stress tests.Ĭan I obtain a commercial technical support contract for NTFS3? Test coverage includes new bugs/issues and grows over time. What is Paragon’s support commitment for the NTFS3 code in the Linux Kernel?Īs a Maintainer of the NTFS3 code, Paragon is committed to ensuring that every new version of Linux Kernel with NTFS3 support will pass Paragon’s internal test coverage for file system implementations that Paragon is using for its commercial file system implementations. However, Paragon will operate at its own pace and cannot provide any certainty on response time. Private technical support requests will be addressed just like requests coming from an open source community. NTFS3 is an open source project and Paragon is a maintainer of the NTFS3 code. Can I expect direct technical assistance from Paragon if I have a problem? I have technical difficulties with NTFS3 code. Paragon strongly recommends using the commercial version to ensure compatibility, stability and data integrity in such cases. No tests of NTFS3 were performed on the various forks of Linux. Paragon does not guarantee stable operation of NTFS3 code in kernel versions that precede the official inclusion. On the contrary, NTFS3 is a kernel NTFS implementation, which offers much faster performance than FUSE based implementations.Ĭan I retrofit NTFS3 code to earlier versions of Linux? Can NTFS3 code be used with Linux-based OS variations? The main drawback of this implementation is performance. However, NTFS-3G is a filesystem in userspace (FUSE). Till now, NTFS-3G was the de facto way to enable NTFS in Linux. Original Kernel level support for NTFS was contributed into a Linux Kernel back in 2001 and is very limited in functionality, especially write-support. What’s the difference between original kernel NTFS support, NTFS-3G and NTFS3 by Paragon? Paragon’s quality assurance (QA) process for file system implementations includes over 160,000 tests, such as smoke tests, performance tests, load tests, and long-term endurance crash and stress tests.Ī detailed comparison of all the NTFS for Linux implementations referenced in this FAQ, is provided in the table. NTFS3 is written in C language, whereas Paragon’s commercial NTFS implementation is a combination of C++ and C code.īoth implementations undergo Paragon’s same comprehensive testing procedures. NTFS3 was intentionally developed from scratch in 2020 to be a part of the Linux Kernel. ![]() The commercial NTFS implementation originates from NTFS for DOS that Paragon introduced back in 2000, which has been updated and improved for over two decades. Paragon’s commercial NTFS implementation and NTFS3 for Linux Kernel are derived from two different code bases. What is the difference between Paragon’s commercial NTFS implementation and the NTFS3 version provided by Paragon for inclusion in the Linux Kernel? NTFS is unlikely to change in future, thus NTFS3 naming reflects that NTFS3 implements the latest revision of NTFS. NTFS3 is called NTFS3 because it fully implements the latest version 3.1 of NTFS file system specification. ![]()
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