I often see files named 'blabla.exe:Zone.Identifier' when monitoring I/O with Process Monitor.
The files are seen on network-drives.

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  • What are Zone.Identifier files?
  • What does the colon mean in the filename?
  • Is the colon related the file's extended attributes?
  • How do I prevent these files from being created when I copy code files from Windows Explorer to a WSL directory?
windows file-io filesystems smb network-drive
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