Which reparse points will Agent Ransack NOT search?

Question

In the answer to the question Agent Ransack statistics it was mentioned that Agent Ransack won't search 'hidden junction points'.

A junction point is a special type of reparse point. Reparse points are redirections in the Windows file system. There are 3 types of reparse points:

1.Symbolic links - can be thought of as a shortcut to a file or folder elsewhere in the file system

2.Junction points - can only point to a folder

3.Mount points - is a folder on a disk that points to an entire disk volume

Can you please be a bit more specific. Which one does AR not scan?

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Agent Ransack will not search folders which have the attributes FILE_ATTRIBUTE_REPARSE_POINT and HIDDEN and SYSTEM. All other folders (whether reparse points or not) will be searched.

Answer 1

Agent Ransack will not search folders which have the attributes FILE_ATTRIBUTE_REPARSE_POINT and HIDDEN and SYSTEM. All other folders (whether reparse points or not) will be searched.

More information about the attributes can be found here:
MSDN - File Attribute Constants

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Hi Dave, got it. -:) Thx