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If I were to create a Windows shared folder, put a database file in that folder to be shared among multiple users of our client app, is that an NFS or SMB shared folder?

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  • Be careful as not all database formats support being read from a share. Outlooks data format is prime example of this
    – JaredPar
    Commented Dec 7, 2009 at 18:23
  • I'd like to place an sqlite database file on the share and access it from multiple clients.
    – Ben Mc
    Commented Dec 7, 2009 at 18:54

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For the record it is now supposed to be referred to as CIFS (Common Internet File System). But yes, it is SMB.

Edit apparently with Windows 8 and Server 2012 we're back to SMB with SMB 3. Thanks, BenL

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    windows8 and server 2012 will use smb 3.0
    – Ben L
    Commented Jun 6, 2012 at 2:03
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That would be SMB.

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I would say it is a SMB shared folder. The SMB (protocol) is the NFS (protocol) in the Windows world.

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  • So it's by OS? Are shares on UNIX/Linux/OSX NFS?
    – Ben Mc
    Commented Dec 7, 2009 at 18:57
  • not by OS (not anymore, at least); but by mentality. also, there are very few good NFS implementations for windows.
    – Javier
    Commented Dec 7, 2009 at 19:02

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