The Windows file system is large and complex, featuring not only a huge number of essential files and folders for the Windows OS, your software and hardware, but also several different underlying file systems that manage and maintain file integrity on your disks. In this book you’ll learn how to navigate around the Windows file structure (up to Windows 8.1), with what does what and how essential everything is. Additionally we’ll show you how to effectively manage file, folder and security permissions to ensure users get what the access they need, and no more. We’ll also show you how to repair the underlying disk file system should something go horribly wrong.

What you’ll learn

1) The structure of the Windows OS file system

2) The differences between different disk file structures

3) How to manage and maintain file ownership, permissions and security

4) How to manage and maintain file system security and encryption

5) How to recover an unbootable file system

Who this book is for

IT Pros, Windows expert and power users and system administrators are the audience for this book.

Table of ContentsChapter 1: Introducing the Windows File System

Chapter Goal: A deep dive into the structure of Microsoft Windows and how it manages and arranges OS, update and software files and hardware drivers

1. The Windows File Structure
2. Critical Windows System Files and Folders
3. Managing software and apps
4. Windows hardware driver files and management
5. Managing updates in Windows

Chapter 2: Understanding NTFS, FAT and ReFS File Systems

Chapter Goal: The main Windows disk file systems and structures detailed

1. Introducing the Windows disk file systems
2. NTFS
3. FAT (FAT32 / exFAT)
4. ReFS

Chapter 3: Permissions, Ownership and Auditing

Chapter Goal: A common issue with Windows is managing correct file permissions and ownership, this chapter is a complete guide in managing these effectively

1. Managing file, folder and disk permissions
2. Managing file and folder ownership
3. Successfully auditing Windows files, folders and assets

Chapter 4: Managing File Security

Chapter Goal: Security is essential with PCs in the workplace and at home. This chapter will teach the reader how to effectively secure their Windows OS, software and files

1. Managing Windows, file, folder and disk security
2. Managing security for documents and both disk and network assets
3. Maintaining security best-practice in Windows

Chapter 5: Managing and Troubleshooting Encryption and Compression

Chapter Goal: This chapter will teach the reader how to effectively manage and deploy security and compression on their files, folders and disks

1. Using and managing Windows file compression
2. Using and managing EFS in Windows
3. Using and Managing Bitlocker and Bitlocker To Go

Chapter 6: Troubleshooting the Windows File System

Chapter Goal: The disk file system in Windows is also prone to errors, this chapter will get readers started in diagnosing and troubleshooting errors.

1. How disk file system errors occur
2. Common disk file system errors
3. Diagnosing and repairing common disk file system errors

Chapter 7: Booting the unbootable – Repairing the Windows Boot System

Chapter Goal: If a PC won’t start it’s likely that the boot system will need to be repaired. This chapter is a complete guide on how to automatically and manually fix this in Windows

1. Automatically repairing the Windows boot system
2. Effecting manual repair to the Windows boot system
3. Rebuilding a corrupt Windows boot system

Chapter 8: Restoring Files and Folder Security Settings

Chapter Goal: Sometimes it all goes horribly wrong and users can be locked out of just about everything. This chapter will teach readers how to manually reset the file and folder permissions on all files and documents in a safe and secure way.

1. When might you need to universally reset permissions?
2. Using ICACLS to reset file permissions and ownership

Chapter 9: Repairing the Windows File System using a Portable OS

Chapter Goal: If Windows is unbootable or the file system corrupt, a portable OS on USB Flash Drive or DVD can still be used to rescue the OS and your files

1. Linux, an operating system on a disk
2. Creating a bootable USB Windows installation
3. Repairing and rescuing documents using a portable OS
4. Manually repairing the Windows file system using a portable OS

1. Manually repairing the Windows boot system using a portable OS

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3. 你会学到什么
4. 1）Windows操作系统文件系统的结构
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6. 2）不同磁盘文件结构之间的差异
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8. 3) 如何管理和维护文件所有权、权限和安全性
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10. 4) 如何管理和维护文件系统的安全性和加密性
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12. 5）如何恢复无法启动的文件系统
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14. 本书适用对象
15. 本书的读者是IT专业人士、Windows专家和高级用户以及系统管理员。
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17. 目录第1章：Windows文件系统介绍
18. 章节目标：深入了解微软Windows的结构，以及它是如何管理和安排操作系统、更新和软件文件以及硬件驱动程序的。
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20. Windows的文件结构
21. 关键的Windows系统文件和文件夹
22. 管理软件和应用程序
23. Windows硬件驱动程序文件和管理
24. 管理Windows中的更新
25. 第二章：了解NTFS、FAT和ReFS文件系统
26. 章节目标：详细介绍Windows的主要磁盘文件系统和结构
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28. 介绍Windows的磁盘文件系统
29. NTFS
30. FAT (FAT32 / exFAT)
31. ReFS
32. 第三章：权限、所有权和审计
33. 章节目标：Windows的一个常见问题是管理正确的文件权限和所有权，本章是有效管理这些问题的完整指南。
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35. 管理文件、文件夹和磁盘权限
36. 管理文件和文件夹的所有权
37. 成功地审计Windows文件、文件夹和资产
38. 第4章：管理文件安全
39. 章节目标：安全对于工作场所和家庭中的个人电脑来说至关重要。本章将教会读者如何有效地保护其Windows操作系统、软件和文件的安全。
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41. 管理Windows、文件、文件夹和磁盘的安全
42. 管理文件以及磁盘和网络资产的安全
43. 维护Windows中的安全最佳实践
44. 第5章：加密和压缩的管理和故障排除
45. 本章目标：本章将教会读者如何有效地管理和部署他们的文件、文件夹和磁盘的安全和压缩。
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47. 使用和管理Windows文件压缩
48. 在Windows中使用和管理EFS
49. 使用和管理Bitlocker和Bitlocker To Go
50. 第6章：Windows文件系统的故障排除
51. 章节目标：Windows中的磁盘文件系统也很容易出错，本章将让读者开始诊断和排除错误。
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53. 磁盘文件系统错误是如何发生的
54. 常见的磁盘文件系统错误
55. 诊断和修复常见的磁盘文件系统错误
56. 第7章：启动无法启动的系统--修复Windows启动系统
57. 章节目标：如果一台PC无法启动，很可能需要修复启动系统。本章是关于如何在Windows中自动和手动修复的完整指南
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59. 自动修复Windows的启动系统
60. 对Windows启动系统进行手动修复
61. 重建一个损坏的Windows启动系统
62. 第8章：恢复文件和文件夹的安全设置
63. 章节目标：有时候，一切都会出现可怕的错误，用户会被锁在几乎所有的地方。本章将教会读者如何以安全可靠的方式手动重置所有文件和文件夹的权限。
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65. 什么时候你可能需要普遍地重置权限？
66. 使用ICACLS来重置文件权限和所有权
67. 第9章：使用便携式操作系统修复Windows文件系统
68. 章节目标：如果Windows无法启动或文件系统损坏，仍然可以使用USB闪存驱动器或DVD上的便携式操作系统来拯救操作系统和你的文件
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70. Linux，一个磁盘上的操作系统
71. 创建一个可启动的USB Windows装置
72. 使用便携式操作系统修复和解救文件
73. 使用便携式操作系统手动修复Windows文件系统
74. 使用便携式操作系统手动修复Windows启动系统