ADS Viewer

In NTFS file system more than one data storage can be associated with single file name. Plus, those storages, called Alternate Data Streams, are virtually invisible because operating system doesn't have a tool which would show you that data.

So, for example, if file has 2 bytes in it's default data stream and 2 Mbytes in alternate data stream, operating system would report that file's size is 2 bytes, but the is 2 Mbytes and 2 bytes are used on this volume and will not tell you anything about what those 2 Mbytes are used for. Alternate Data Streams Viewer is a small utility program which allows you to scan your files and see what data they really contain. In addition, it also provides some useful features,