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I don't know if MS DFS is more secure or if NTFS is more secure. Please tell me the more secure file system....
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    Most secure file system : MS DFS or NTFS

    I don't know if MS DFS is more secure or if NTFS is more secure. Please tell me the more secure file system.
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    DFS is a distributed file system that can consist of many components such as Samba shares, NTFS volumes, etc. So, your question is meaningless. It is only as secure as the least secure of its parts. NTFS is reasonably secure, but IMO not particularly since its security depends upon the host operating system, and Windows is notoriously insecure.
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    But I really must to be Windows biased on only this one question. Which one, please. Thx.
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    As I said, the question is meaningless. A distributed file system is only as secure as its least secure component. If you are trying to decide what file system to use on a Windows box, then use NTFS - there is no other rational choice. If you are running Linux, then you have more choices, though ext3 is good enough for most purposes. I've also used Reiser in the past, as it handles large numbers of small files better than ext2/ext3 do. My NAS arrays us XFS, and my Solaris system uses ZFS. They are all at least as secure as NTFS.
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