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CBFS Connect 2024 API Changes
This article details the API differences between CBFS Connect and CBFS Connect 2024.
Version 2024 Updates
Information and upgrade information for version 2024.
Version 2024 Upgrade Guide
Technical details about upgrading from version 2022 to version 2024.
File Explorer shows a drive with a network mounting point as 'Disconnected'.
Troubleshooting why File Explorer indicates that a drive is 'Disconnected'.
Version 2024 Updates
Information and upgrade information for version 2024.
Getting Started with the NFS component
The article shows how to get started with CBFS Connect
CBFS Connect 2022 API Changes
This article details the API differences between CBFS Connect 2020 and CBFS Connect 2022.
Docker Support in CBFS Connect 2022
CBFS Connect
Getting Started with the FUSE component
The article shows how to get started with CBFS Connet
Why is OnCloseFile event fired long after the file is actually closed?
The reasons why you can observe delayed closing of a file
What's New in CBFS Connect 2020
CBFS Connect 2020 Upgrades and Migration Guide
Getting Started with the CBFS component
The article shows how to get started with CBFS Connect
If I grant a specific process access to the drive, will any child processes it creates be able to access the drive as well?
Discusses whether child processes can access your application
Why is not my mounting point visible in File Explorer?
Discusses reasons why a mounting point may not show up in File Explorer.
Does the driver need to be reinstalled each time the computer reboots?
How often the driver needs to be reinstalled.
Why can't I create a directory or file whose name ends with a dot (".")?
Why can't I create a directory or file whose name ends with a dot (".")?
Windows 10 now supports long file names. Can we?
Windows 10 now supports long file names. Can we?
How can I make a file read-only for a certain process?
How can I make a file read-only for a certain process?
How do I create a drive for only one user (session)?
How to create a drive for only one user (session)
How do I show different files to different users on the same filesystem?
Showing different files to different users on the same filesystem
How can I make my drive support paths longer than 260 characters?
Making a drive support paths longer than 260 characters
What is this strange file name with a colon inside?
What is this strange file name with a colon inside?
What happens if the filesystem fails to delete the actual file from backend storage?
What happens if the filesystem fails to delete the actual file from backend storage?
What effects does setting FileSystemName to NTFS have?
What happens if a virtual filesystem
Will the CBFS component fire multiple events for the same file at the same time?
Discusses event firing behavior with regards to parallel request processing.
Can you provide a WHQL-certified version of the driver?
Can you provide a WHQL-certified version of the driver?
How do I collect a log of file operations on the drive for debugging purposes?
How to collect a log of file operations on the drive.
How do I notify the system that a file in a CBFS Connect drive
How to notify the OS and CBFS Connect that a file in the virtual drive
What is the sequence of events fired when File Explorer opens a directory?
Describes the sequence of events fired when File Explorer opens a directory.
I created a local mounting point with the STGMP_LOCAL and STGMP_NETWORK flags. Why is this drive visible in File Explorer's "Network" area?
Discusses why a local network mounting point is visible in File Explorer' "Network" area.
Can I clear the metadata cache?
Can I clear the metadata cache?
Should I delete backend data in the CanFileBeDeleted event handler?
Should I delete backend data in the CanFileBeDeleted event handler?
Why doesn't returning error in the DeleteFile event handler prevent file deletion?
Why doesn't returning error in the DeleteFile event handler prevent file deletion?
File Explorer stops showing SMB shares after a network mounting point with a share is created.
Troubleshooting why File Explorer stops showning SMB shares after a network mounting point with a share is created.
How do I get rid of the Windows warning box when installing drivers?
Getting rid of the Windows warning box when installing drivers
When SerializeEvents is false, do filesystem operations for the same file fire on one thread?
When SerializeEvents is false, do filesystem operations for the same file fire on one thread?
When I set "SectorSize" to 4096 and "StorageType" to "STGT_DISK_PNP", some applications can't access the disk. Why?
When I set "SectorSize" to 4096 and "StorageType" to "STGT_DISK_PNP", some applications can't access the disk. Why?
Why does the system become slow if I perform lengthy operations in the OpenFile, CreateFile, or CloseFile events?
Why does the system become slow if I perform lengthy operations in the OpenFile, CreateFile, or CloseFile events?
Why can't I share a directory on my virtual drive?
Why can't I share a directory on my virtual drive?
Why is a timeout necessary?
Why is a timeout necessary?
Is there a problem if timeout is disabled?
Is there a problem if timeout is disabled?
The Initialize method throws a strange exception saying that the driver is not found. Why?
Why the Initialize method throws the exception "A volume has been accessed for which a filesystem driver is required that has not yet been loaded"
Why does File Explorer read files when I just browse a directory?
The reason why File Explorer reads files when you are browsing a directory.
Why is copying files to/from a CBFS Connect drive so slow?
Discusses why it takes longer to copy files to/from CBFS Connect drives compared to normal drives.
Why doesn't CBFS Connect provide asynchronous versions of events?
Discusses the reason CBFS Connect doesn't have asynchronous events.
How do I make a Recycle Bin on my virtual drive?
How to have a Recycle Bin on a virtual drive.