[Tech ARP] Why It's Really Time To Ditch (And Strip) The Short Filename Rev. 2.1

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Dear editor,

 

 

 

We have just posted an editorial called *Why It's Really Time To Ditch (And

Strip) The Short Filename Rev. 2.1*.

 

 

 

*Quote :* It's been 20 years since Microsoft first introduced the long

filename (LFN) in Windows NT 3.5, but NTFS continues to generate a short

filename for every file you write today. This reduces the filesystem

performance and introduces additional writes that are unnecessary.

 

Unless you are using old software from when Keanu Reeves and Sandra Bullock

first broke out into stardom in Speed, you should disable the automatic

generation of the 8.3 short filename. Doing so will give a kick to the NTFS

file system's performance, and if you are using an SSD, help maintain its

performance and lifespan.

 

*In this update, we added a warning on why some folders may cause failure

to strip short file names, and how to circumvent the problem.*

 

 

 

Link : *http://www.techarp.com/showarticle.aspx?artno=827*

<http://www.techarp.com/showarticle.aspx?artno=827>

 

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*http://www.techarp.com/editorials/img/1419_NTFS_Short_Filenames_big.jpg*

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