Microsoft KB Archive/160377

= File Size Data Does Not Remain Consistent After Defrag on NTFS =

Article ID: 160377

Article Last Modified on 11/1/2006

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft Windows NT Workstation 4.0 Developer Edition
 * Microsoft Windows NT Server 4.0 Standard Edition

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This article was previously published under Q160377



SYMPTOMS
On an NTFS volume, the allocation size in the directory entry and in the file table can get out of sync after the NTFS auto defrag routine has been run on an uncompressed file.



WORKAROUND
This problem has been fixed in Ntfs.sys in Service Pack 2 or later.



STATUS
Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in Windows NT version 4.00. This problem has been corrected in the latest U.S. Service Pack for Windows NT version 4.00. For information on obtaining the Service Pack, query on the following word in the Microsoft Knowledge Base (without the spaces):

S E R V P A C K

Additional query words: prodnt ntfs ntfs.sys size

Keywords: kbenv KB160377

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