NTFS iternate data streams

While not exactly related to the streams such as output and error, which we've seen so far, there's a special type of stream that's quite interesting to play around with: the NTFS alternate data stream. This recipe is specific to NTFS-formatted volumes and will show you why the Unblock-File cmdlet exists in the first place.

How to do it...

Install and start PowerShell Core and execute the following steps:

1. Download a file to play around with:

# To get started, download any file to an NTFS-formatted volume.
# This lab assumes that you're storing downloads in $home\Downloads
$downloadRoot = "~\Downloads"

# Download any file, for example a release of the popular lab automation...