Low level I/O file system

[Zelig]

Hello everybody,

I am lookink for Java functions dedicated to low level read/write of a file system. For instance, functions that directly read/write sectors on a drive.

Does this type of functions exist in Java?

If yes, where can they be found?

Thanks in advance.

[jhalupka]

The short answer is no.

The long answer is yes, but it ain't easy.

The following link refers to using JNI (Java Native Interface) to gain
access to sector-level data. Some of the comments explain why it's not easy
to do.

http://stackoverflow.com/questions/2108313/how-to-access-specific-raw-data-on-disk-from-java
http://stackoverflow.com/questions/2108313/how-to-access-specific-raw-data-on-disk-from-java


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