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ThinApp Virtual File System
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ThinApp stores the differences between snapshots during the setup capture process in a virtual file system and virtual registry.
This information about the virtual file system includes the following topics:
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“Virtual File System Formats” on page 143
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“Merged and Virtual Views of the File System” on page 144
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“Using Folder Macros” on page 144
Virtual File System Formats
ThinApp generates the following virtual file system formats:
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Build
The setup capture process generates this format from files found directly on the physical file system. ThinApp uses folder macros to represent Windows shell folder locations.
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Embedded
The build.bat file triggers a build process that embeds a read‐only file system in executable files. The executable files provide block‐based streaming to client computers. ThinApp compresses the file system.
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