I think Windows uses an asynchronous write* (delayed write in MS speak): while the file is still being transferred, the PC end of the link says the file has been written, and the PC will delete it from the PC drive. Meanwhile, the link fails and only part of the file is written to the server's drive by the server.
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Post: Windows XP will do this
Anonymous Coward
Windows XP will do this →
Posted Tuesday 6th November 2007 19:03 GMT
In Leopard data loss glitch uncovered
with moving a file to network drives.
I think Windows uses an asynchronous write* (delayed write in MS speak): while the file is still being transferred, the PC end of the link says the file has been written, and the PC will delete it from the PC drive. Meanwhile, the link fails and only part of the file is written to the server's drive by the server.
* http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Asynchronous_I/O