Macintosh file forks

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Applies To: Windows Server 2003, Windows Server 2003 R2, Windows Server 2003 with SP1, Windows Server 2003 with SP2

Macintosh file forks

Each Macintosh file has two parts, or forks: a data fork and a resource fork. The data fork contains the actual data of the file. The resource fork contains Macintosh operating system information about the file, such as code, menu, font, and icon definitions.

When a Macintosh file is shared on a computer running Services for Macintosh, the two forks are saved in a single NTFS file.