Reinstate Monica
Reputation: 628
Can CopyFileEx work directly on a drive/volume/partition
Does CopyFileEx only work on filesystem file handles, or can it be used to image a disk (i.e. a PhysicalDevice handle) or volumes etc.?
Upvotes: 0
Views: 65
Answers (1)
sutol
Reputation: 154
CopyFileEx work only for filesystem file handles. internal CopyFileEx open files, several time call ZwQueryInformationFile(with several info classes) wich fail on PhysicalDevice handle
Upvotes: 1
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