Q. You cannot create files when alternate data streams are present on a computer that is using the NTFS file system?

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Microsoft Knowledge Base Article 912595 Describes a problem where you cannot copy or move some files by using specific security settings when alternate data streams are present on a computer that is using the NTFS file system. Provides two methods to work around this problem.