NTFS Descriptions (content plugin)

[Alextp]

Temp package
(X64)
uvviewsoft.com/bb/ . 'll put source after TC8 Final.

[Alextp]

You can consider my package as official. Led hasn't wish to do.

[woxinbuji]

Could I export the data in streams(such as comment) to a txt file?

[Alextp]

With some extern tools. dont know which

[iana]

try AlternateStreamView freeware
http://www.nirsoft.net/utils/alternate_data_streams.html

[TJean]

It seems that I installed NTFS_Diz correctly, since it is recognized by TC in the Plugins tab of the Find Files dialogue box. However, I cannot discover how to use it to view or edit NTFS alternate data streams. For example, no new item appears in any of the drop down menus, and choosing Properties after right clicking a file name does not seem to show any information from NTFS_Diz. Is there some keystroke, such as Ctrl+PageDown that will display NFTS stream data for whatever file currently is selected? Thanks!

[white]

2TJean
Custom columns/custom tooltip to view. Menu Files/Change Attributes to change.

[byblo]

I found out that the main file date is still changed to current time, despite the ini entry KeepTime=1 when you delete a stream file from it (Enter an empty value to erase the selected stream)

Checked the code and it seems correct, the date is supposed to be restored after the file is erased. So not sure what is going on. Maybe too fast to restore the date after erasing a stream file?

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  if KeepTime then
    begin
      fHan:= FileOpen(fn, fmOpenRead or fmShareDenyNone);
      fDate:= FileGetDate(fHan);
      FileClose(fHan);
    end;

  AssignFile(f, fn + ':' + sStreams[FieldIndex]);
  Rewrite(f);
  if IOResult<>0 then
    begin
      Result:= FT_FILEERROR;
      Exit
    end;
  Write(f, FieldValue);
  Close(f);
  if length(FieldValue) = 0 then
    begin
     Erase(f);
     Result:= FT_SETSUCCESS;
     Exit
    end;

  if KeepTime then
    begin
      fHan:= FileOpen(fn, fmOpenWrite or fmShareDenyNone);
      FileSetDate(fHan, fDate);
      FileClose(fHan);
    end;

[tuska]

Since Everything 1.5.0.1264a (Alpha) from 18.6.2021 there is the possibility to use NTFS_Diz comments also in the tool 'Everything'.
If NTFS_Diz comments are indexed in the tool 'Everything', search results can be obtained in real-time.

Thus, it is possible to perform a search query in Total Commander using 'Everything' for NTFS_Diz comments.

From here on, there are detailed instructions including setting parameters and image description
for both Total Commander and 'Everything'.

[Option:
If you scroll down a bit in the forum post in 'Everything',
there is an example for the query of document properties (e.g. comments).]

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Windows 10 Pro (x64) Version 21H1 (OS build 19043.1055) | TC 10.00 x64/x86
'Everything' 1.5.0.1264a (x64) | Search queries: TC <=> 'Everything'