[Bug 1728354] Re: ntfs: unsupported reparse point

[Jean-Pierre]

This file is "system compressed", so you need the systcomp plugin to
read it. It is a system dll which has three symlinks and a short name,
and it also has an integrity tag.

Most file-level backup programs will decompress the file, and lose its
special attributes, so you will not be able to restore it.

Which error do you get when you copy this file by a regular cp command ?

>> To backup a Windows system partition you should use a program
>> which takes an image of it
> Can you say me what the program is it? What is her name?

I usually use ntfsclone to save an ntfs partition. For instance :
(the partition /dev/sdxx has to be unmounted beforehand)

sudo ntfsclone -s -O - /dev/sdxx | gzip > saved-image.gz

and you can restore it by (notice the isolated final "-") :

gzip -cd saved-image.gz | sudo ntfsclone -r -O /dev/sdxx -

In your case, most of the files are already compressed, so you will save
time by not processing through gzip.

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Title:
  ntfs: unsupported reparse point

Status in ntfs-3g package in Ubuntu:
  Confirmed

Bug description:
  I recently updated my Windows-10 to the 1709 edition. Scanning the
  file system with Ubuntu, I get "unsupported reparse point" errors.
  Searching the web indicates that ntfs cannot handle certain files.

  I am running Ubutu-Mate 17.10:

  uname -r: 4.13.0-16-generic

  lsb_release -rcid:
  Distributor ID:	Ubuntu
  Description:	Ubuntu 17.10
  Release:	17.10
  Codename:	artful

  I include a file which runs ntfsinfo on a file where I get the "unsupported reparse point" message:
  sudo ntfsinfo -F /Windows/hh.exe /dev/sda1 >unsupported_reparse_point.txt

  while mounted: I issue ls -l <mount_point>/Windows/hh.exe 
  ls -l Windows/hh.exe 
  lrwxrwxrwx 2 .. .. 25 Sep 29 14:41 Windows/hh.exe -> unsupported reparse point

  I expect to see either a resolved link or a length for the file in
  question.

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