# Identifying alternative data streams

**URL:** https://resource.dopus.com/t/identifying-alternative-data-streams/5621
**Category:** Help & Support
**Created:** [March 3, 2008, 9:47pm UTC](https://resource.dopus.com/t/identifying-alternative-data-streams/5621 "2008-03-03T21:47:13Z")
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### Author: ![boredsilly](https://resource.dopus.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/b/439d5e/32.png) [@boredsilly](https://resource.dopus.com/u/boredsilly)
#### Post date: [March 3, 2008, 9:47pm UTC](https://resource.dopus.com/t/identifying-alternative-data-streams/5621/1 "2008-03-03T21:47:13Z")

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Hi,

Was wondering if there was a way in opus to identify a file as containing an alternative data stream easily? Would be nice to know whats really lurking around.

Thanks

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### Author: ![Leo](https://resource.dopus.com/user_avatar/resource.dopus.com/leo/32/69732_2.png) [@Leo](https://resource.dopus.com/u/Leo)
#### Post date: [March 3, 2008, 10:10pm UTC](https://resource.dopus.com/t/identifying-alternative-data-streams/5621/2 "2008-03-03T22:10:08Z")

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There's nothing built-in to detect ADS.