Additionally, [[NTFS]] can store arbitrary-length extended attributes in the form of [[NTFS#Alternate data streams .28ADS.29|alternate data streams]] (ADS)]], a type of [[Fork (file system)|resource fork]]. Plugins for the file manager [[Total Commander]], like ''NTFS Descriptions'' and ''QuickSearch eXtended'' support filtering the file list by or searching for metadata contained in ADS Streams.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://totalcmd.net/plugring/NTFS_diz.html|title=NTFS Descriptions 1.2.1|author=|date=|website=TotalCmd.net|accessdate=16 April 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://totalcmd.net/plugring/google_like_qs.html|title=QuickSearch eXtended|author=|date=|website=TotalCmd.net|accessdate=16 April 2018}}</ref> [[NTFS-3G]] supports mapping ADSsADS to extended attributes in [[Filesystem in Userspace|FUSE]]; it also maps file attributes that way.<ref>{{cite web |title=Extended Attributes |url=https://www.tuxera.com/community/ntfs-3g-advanced/extended-attributes/ |website=Tuxera}}</ref>
