NTFS
Windows's native filesystem — case-insensitive, journaled, with ACL-based permissions and alternate data streams.
Definition
NT File System is the default Windows filesystem since Windows NT. It is case-insensitive (which trips up cross-platform projects), supports per-file ACLs, journaling, large files, and alternate data streams. Cross-mounting NTFS into WSL or macOS works but loses native POSIX semantics; most cross-platform dev work happens on the Linux-native ext4 inside WSL.
When to use
See also
- WSL — A real Linux kernel running alongside Windows — the standard way to develop Linux workloads on Windows.