46. The $REPARSE_POINT Attribute

• Type 0xC0^(*) -- allows the $MFT entry to be re-processed in another way, if compared to a regular file.

• When opening a file is taking place, it is processed in a "normal way." Then, if $REPARSE_POINT attribute is found, the file is "re-processed" as

  • symbolic link

  • volume mount point

  • remote storage service

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  ^(*) In NTFS version 1.x this attribute was named $SYMBOLIC_LINK, but later the functionality was broadened and now we have the $REPARSE_POINT.