FSCTL_DELETE_OBJECT_ID IOCTL (winioctl.h)
Removes the object identifier from a specified file or directory. The underlying object is not deleted.
BOOL DeviceIoControl(
(HANDLE) hDevice, // handle to device
FSCTL_DELETE_OBJECT_ID, // dwIoControlCode
NULL, // lpInBuffer
0, // nInBufferSize
NULL, // lpOutBuffer
0, // nOutBufferSize
(LPDWORD) lpBytesReturned, // number of bytes returned
(LPOVERLAPPED) lpOverlapped // OVERLAPPED structure
);
Object identifiers are used to track files and directories. They are invisible to most applications and should never be modified by applications. Modifying an object identifier can result in the loss of data from portions of a file, up to and including entire volumes of data.
In Windows 8 and Windows Server 2012, this code is supported by the following technologies.
Technology | Supported |
---|---|
Server Message Block (SMB) 3.0 protocol | Yes |
SMB 3.0 Transparent Failover (TFO) | Yes |
SMB 3.0 with Scale-out File Shares (SO) | Yes |
Cluster Shared Volume File System (CsvFS) | Yes |
Resilient File System (ReFS) | No |
Requirement | Value |
---|---|
Minimum supported client | Windows XP [desktop apps only] |
Minimum supported server | Windows Server 2003 [desktop apps only] |
Header | winioctl.h (include Windows.h) |