How to merge two files on NTFS chaining the file's btrees nodes to avoid reading any file












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I have the following challenge:



File1 is a huge file, let's say the filesystem assigns it filesystem disk blocks [1,2,5]



File2 is another huge file, let's say filesystem assigns it filesystem disk blocks [10,15,16,18]



Traditional append opens File2 and copies it to the end of File1, so it ends like



File1: [1,2,5],[30,20,40,182] (it assigns and copies File2 blocks in new ones)



File2: [10,15,16,18] (Will still be in use and assigned to File2)



I want to merge the two files without ever reading the files, let's say, getting File1 chain and consume File2, so it ends up



File1: [1,2,5],[10,15,16,18] (and File2 gets consumed in the process)



Do you know any API call to do that magic?



Thank you!










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    I have the following challenge:



    File1 is a huge file, let's say the filesystem assigns it filesystem disk blocks [1,2,5]



    File2 is another huge file, let's say filesystem assigns it filesystem disk blocks [10,15,16,18]



    Traditional append opens File2 and copies it to the end of File1, so it ends like



    File1: [1,2,5],[30,20,40,182] (it assigns and copies File2 blocks in new ones)



    File2: [10,15,16,18] (Will still be in use and assigned to File2)



    I want to merge the two files without ever reading the files, let's say, getting File1 chain and consume File2, so it ends up



    File1: [1,2,5],[10,15,16,18] (and File2 gets consumed in the process)



    Do you know any API call to do that magic?



    Thank you!










    share|improve this question



























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      I have the following challenge:



      File1 is a huge file, let's say the filesystem assigns it filesystem disk blocks [1,2,5]



      File2 is another huge file, let's say filesystem assigns it filesystem disk blocks [10,15,16,18]



      Traditional append opens File2 and copies it to the end of File1, so it ends like



      File1: [1,2,5],[30,20,40,182] (it assigns and copies File2 blocks in new ones)



      File2: [10,15,16,18] (Will still be in use and assigned to File2)



      I want to merge the two files without ever reading the files, let's say, getting File1 chain and consume File2, so it ends up



      File1: [1,2,5],[10,15,16,18] (and File2 gets consumed in the process)



      Do you know any API call to do that magic?



      Thank you!










      share|improve this question
















      I have the following challenge:



      File1 is a huge file, let's say the filesystem assigns it filesystem disk blocks [1,2,5]



      File2 is another huge file, let's say filesystem assigns it filesystem disk blocks [10,15,16,18]



      Traditional append opens File2 and copies it to the end of File1, so it ends like



      File1: [1,2,5],[30,20,40,182] (it assigns and copies File2 blocks in new ones)



      File2: [10,15,16,18] (Will still be in use and assigned to File2)



      I want to merge the two files without ever reading the files, let's say, getting File1 chain and consume File2, so it ends up



      File1: [1,2,5],[10,15,16,18] (and File2 gets consumed in the process)



      Do you know any API call to do that magic?



      Thank you!







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      edited Jan 6 at 14:31







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