Thank You. Very Helpfull, I will try that. All of my external HDs are NTFS
formatted, and all retain the ADS when files are copied between them. If I
were to create new external HD's formatted to FAT32, then copy the files from
the NTFS drives, would that remove the ADS?.

Is there any advantage to the NTFS format over FAT32?, . Finally, can I
reformat the existing NTFS drives to FAT32 (obviously losing the data in the
process?.

Many Many Thanks
Mike


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Mike H


"Wesley Vogel" wrote:

> ADS probably does not slow down your system.
>
> To get rid of Alternate Data Streams on any file, move to a non NTFS media,
> like a floppy, a CD or a memory stick and then move the file back to the
> hard drive. ADS can only exist on NTFS formatted drives, moving or copying
> files strips the files of the ADS crap.
>
> You get Confirm Stream Loss messages when copying files with ADS to non-NTFS
> formatted media...
>
> Confirm Stream Loss
> -----------------------
> The file 'xxxxxxxxxxxxx.zzz' has extra information
> attached to it that might be lost if you continue copying. The
> contents of the file will not be affected. Information that might be
> lost includes:
> Summary Info
> Document Summary Info
>
> Do you want to proceed anyway?
> -----------------------
>
> Click YES because there is nothing you can do about it.
>
> --
> Hope this helps. Let us know.
>
> Wes
> MS-MVP Windows Shell/User
>
> In news:790E5795-6EFE-40EE-93C2-150D3DD87F10@microsoft.com,
> Mike Hoban <MikeHoban@discussions.microsoft.com> hunted and pecked:
> > Hello, I am looking for advice on how to locate and remove Alternate data
> > Streams from jpeg files. They during in my virus scan, but no where else.
> > I fear they are causing my system to slow down considerably.
> > thanks
> >
> > --
> > Mike H
>
>