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Which of the following file systems supports disk quotas?

The correct answer is B. NTFS. NTFS is the only file system among the choices that natively supports disk quotas for tracking and limiting per-user storage consumption.

File System & Registry Forensics

Question

Which of the following file systems supports disk quotas?

Options

  • AFAT32
  • BNTFS
  • CFAT
  • DCDFS

How the community answered

(58 responses)
  • A
    17% (10)
  • B
    72% (42)
  • C
    3% (2)
  • D
    7% (4)

Why each option

NTFS is the only file system among the choices that natively supports disk quotas for tracking and limiting per-user storage consumption.

AFAT32

FAT32 has no user security model or quota management features, as it was designed for compatibility rather than multi-user environments.

BNTFSCorrect

NTFS includes a built-in disk quota subsystem that allows administrators to monitor disk usage and enforce per-user storage limits on a volume. This feature relies on NTFS security identifiers (SIDs) to associate disk usage with individual user accounts, a capability absent from all FAT variants.

CFAT

FAT (FAT16) similarly lacks any security or quota infrastructure, predating multi-user operating system requirements.

DCDFS

CDFS (Compact Disc File System) is a read-only file system for optical media and has no concept of write quotas or user storage limits.

Concept tested: NTFS disk quota support vs. other file systems

Source: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows-server/administration/windows-commands/fsutil-quota

Topics

#NTFS#disk quotas#file system features#FAT32

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