NTFS stream question.

Is there any way to access and kill streams found in a previous scan without going through a full scan to find them all again?

I've tried clicking on indidvidual items in the "tests section, but I can't seem to get it to scan specifically for streams.

Am I missing something? Or is it just not there? Pete

 

Hey Pete,

Not quite sure what you're asking

If you mean is there a way to scan exclusively for ADS streams within TDS I believe not.

If this is what you are looking for there are a few alternatives;

For command-line/scripting use I use LADS which can be obtained from

http://www.heysoft.net/nt/lads.zip

but this will not allow you to delete specific streams.

I thought I remembered seeing a GUI utility from Sysinternals that listed ADStreams but I didn't see it on a quick check of their site.

If I am completely off-base with your question please let me know

Dan

 

... found the Sysinternals utility

http://www.sysinternals.com/files/streams.zip

 

That's correct, Dan, I'd like to be able to scan simply for (and be able to delete) streams by themselves.

Right now, I can't do that unless I run a full system scan (I think).

IOW, on the TDS "System Testing" context menu, I can do a quick check of any of the items listed in the screenshot - but NTFS streams isn't there.

What I'd really like to see would be a context-menu item for that in TDS or - failing that - perhaps a separate app that would do that only (scan for streams and allow you to do everything that TDS allows you to do with them after a full scan).

And, of course, I have no idea whether that's feasible or not. Pete

 

I don't remember seeing the option to delete the streams after a full scan but no doubt you are right.

A possibility would be to modify the existing script example

ntfs streams.ss3

As is, it will search for streams as well as show their contents. Unfortunately, I am completely worthless with vbs/ss3

I would be very hesitant to delete streams in a wholesale manner, though, as many apps rely on them for proper operation

Sorry I could'nt help you more, hopefully one of the gurus will have better input