What happens to the permissions and compression state
when you move a compressed folder from an NTFS-formatted disk to a different
NTFS volume on a new hard drive? Does the folder inherit the compression state
from the destination folder, or does the folder's compression state remain
unchanged? What about the permissions? Are they inherited or
maintained?You must be able to answer all of these questions if you're going to prepare well for Microsoft's Windows 2000 Server exam (70-215). Before you attempt that exam, you'll want to brush up on all of the following facts.
Permissions are required to move files
The first thing to remember about copying files and folders within or between NTFS partitions is that the user doing the moving must possess Create Files/Write Data and Create Folders/Append Data permissions for the folder where the files are being copied. When a file or folder is being moved, the user doing the moving must also possess the Delete permission for the source folder. Without those permissions, the user won't be able to move or copy files. The user who moves or copies the files becomes the new owner of those files or folders.
Copying or moving regular NTFS files and folders
When copying or moving files and folders within or between NTFS volumes, remember this key concept: Whenever Windows must create a file or folder as a result of a copy or move action, the file or folder will inherit permissions from the destination folder.
When a file or folder is moved within an NTFS partition, the file or folder doesn't need to be re-created. Thus, the files and folders retain the original permissions after they are moved.
However, when a file or folder is copied within or between NTFS volumes, Windows must create a copy of the file or folder being copied. Thus, copying a file or folder results in that copied file or folder inheriting permissions from the destination folder.
The same is true for files or folders being moved between NTFS volumes. When moving a file or folder between NTFS volumes, the moved file or folder must be created on the destination volume, which means the moved file or folder will inherit the destination folder's permissions.
You may also be tested on what happens to NTFS permissions when a file or folder is moved or copied to a FAT-formatted partition. Don't let those questions trip you up. Neither the FAT16 nor FAT32 file systems support NTFS permissions. NTFS is required to support NTFS permissions. (It seems simple enough, but in the heat of an exam, be sure you don’t forget this.)
Copying or moving shared files and folders
You also need to brush up on what happens when a shared file or folder is moved. Fortunately, it's pretty simple. A shared file or folder that is copied or moved results in a new file or folder that is not shared. The source file or folder, however, remains shared.
As far as permissions go, the copied or moved file or folder receives permissions according to the rules discussed above.
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