FBWF API Functions

The following table describes the FBWF functions used to manage the system-wide write cache.

Function	Description
FbwfEnableFilter	Enables write filtering in the next session.
FbwfDisableFilter	Disables write filtering for the next session.
FbwfIsFilterEnabled	Queries the filter state for the current and next station.
FbwfSetCacheThreshold	Sets the maximum amount of RAM the write cache may use.
FbwfCacheThresholdNotification	Signals an event when the available write cache falls below a specified size.
FbwfEnableCachePreAllocation	Causes the write filter to allocate the entire cache size at start up instead of allocating memory as needed.
FbwfDisableCachePreAllocation	Turns off cache pre-allocation so that cache memory is allocated only as needed.
FbwfIsCachePreAllocationEnabled	Retrieves the state of the pre-allocation flag for the current and next sessions.
FbwfGetMemoryUsage	Retrieves information about memory currently used by the cache.
FbwfEnableCompression	Allows the write filter to compress the memory cache.
FbwfDisableCompression	Disables cache compression.
FbwfIsCompressionEnabled	Retrieves the status of the compression flag.

The following table shows the functions that are used to manage the protection of a specific volume.

Function	Description
FbwfProtectVolume	Enables write protection for a specified volume.
FbwfUnprotectVolume	Removes write protection for the specified volume.
FbwfGetVolumeList	Retrieves the list of protected volumes.
FbwfIsVolumeProtected	Retrieves the protected status for a specified volume in both the current and next sessions.
FbwfFindFirst	Retrieves information about the first file in the FBWF memory cache.
FbwfFindNext	Retrieves information about the next file in the FBWF memory cache.
FbwfFindClose	Closes the FbwfFindFirst/FbwfFindNext search.

The following table shows the functions that are used to manage files excluded within a protected volume.

Function	Description
FbwfAddExclusion	Adds a file or directory to the exclusion list.
FbwfRemoveExclusion	Removes a file or directory from the exclusion list.
FbwfGetExclusionList	Retrieves the list of files and directories in the exclusion list.

The Following table shows the functions used for file commit and restore.

Function	Description
FbwfCommitFile	Writes the cached file overlay to the physical disk file.
FbwfRestoreFile	Clears the cached view of the specified file.

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