illJazz
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Re: OT: MFT Fragments
said by howie  :
said by midranger4 :
I prefer this summary screen 
I always get two fragments in the NTFS MFT (Master File Table) as well, even after a boot-time defrag. Is there any way to defragment the MFT or isn't it necessary?
What are the MFT files anyway?
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howie
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Little Falls, NJ
| said by illJazz :
What are the MFT files anyway?
From »www.pcguide.com/ref/hdd/file/ntf···T-c.html
"MFT is the place where information about every file and directory on an NTFS volume is stored. The MFT is in essence a relational database table, containing various attributes about different files. It acts as the "starting point" and central management feature of an NTFS volume--sort of a "table of contents" for the volume, if you will. It is somewhat analog to the file allocation table in a FAT partition, but is much more than just a list of used and available clusters."
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illJazz
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switzerland
| said by howie :
said by illJazz :
What are the MFT files anyway?
From »www.pcguide.com/ref/hdd/file/ntf···T-c.html
"MFT is the place where information about every file and directory on an NTFS volume is stored. The MFT is in essence a relational database table, containing various attributes about different files. It acts as the "starting point" and central management feature of an NTFS volume--sort of a "table of contents" for the volume, if you will. It is somewhat analog to the file allocation table in a FAT partition, but is much more than just a list of used and available clusters."
Cool! Thanks, mate
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raydog1
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I bought DK 7.0 when XP was first released and used the MFT defrag a few times with no problems. Then, after the last update for the 7.0 series, I tried to defrag the MFT and BAM! OS was completely hosed. Only a Norton Ghost image saved my bacon!
I've upgraded to DK 8, but I still refuse to try the boot-time defrag. I'm just way to chicken. Besides, I read somewhere that the MFT being in 2 or 3 pieces is no big deal anyway. |
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