What occurs when a user copies or moves files or folders to other locations across the hard disk?

What occurs when a user copies or moves files or folders to other locations across the hard disk?

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When a user copies or moves files or folders from one folder to another within a single NTFS volume, between the NTFS volumes, or between the NTFS and FAT volumes, the original permissions assigned to the files or folders may not necessarily change. There are several specific rules that govern how and when the permissions change. These rules are as follows:

• When a user copies a file or a folder within a single NTFS volume or between NTFS volumes, the original permissions assigned to the file or folder change and the file or folder inherits the permissions assigned to the destination folder.


• When a user copies or moves a file or a folder from the NTFS volume to the FAT volume, all the original permissions assigned to the file or folder are lost.
• When a user moves a file or folder within a single NTFS volume, the original permissions assigned to the file or folder are retained.
• When a user moves a file or a folder between NTFS volumes, the original permissions assigned to the file or folder change and the file or folder inherits the permissions of the destination folder.

Note: When a user copies a file or a folder within a single NTFS volume or between NTFS volumes, Windows XP treats it as a new file or folder. Hence, a user must have the Write permission for the file or folder where he wants to copy the files or folders. When a user moves or copies the files or folders from NTFS volumes to FAT volumes, all the NTFS permissions assigned to the files or folders are lost because FAT volumes do not support NTFS permissions.

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