$MFT - structure

[bensmyth]

Dear all,

I'm trying to find out the exact layout of an MFT record.

I understand the record structure:

| Standard information | Name | Data | Empty |


However, I would like to know what every single byte in the record does.....
Any would be much appreciated??


Cheers,

Ben

 

[Svend Olaf Mikkelsen]

Dear all,

I'm trying to find out the exact layout of an MFT record.

I understand the record structure:

| Standard information | Name | Data | Empty |


However, I would like to know what every single byte in the record does.....
Any would be much appreciated??


Cheers,

Ben

My guess will be that understanding that information would be 100
times harder than finding it.

 

[jpsga]

My guess will be that understanding that information would be 100
times harder than finding it.

http://linux-ntfs.sourceforge.net/ntfs/index.html a good place to start.
JPS

 

[bensmyth]

My guess will be that understanding that information would be 100
Finding it has been damned hard!

http://linux-ntfs.sourceforge.net/ntfs/index.html a good place to start.

Cheers, I've already come across the link.... Very good! But complex to
understand! Although I think I've just about got my head around it.... (at
least the basics!)

JPS - do you have any similar links??


Regards,

Ben

 

[Al Dykes]

Finding it has been damned hard!



Cheers, I've already come across the link.... Very good! But complex to
understand! Although I think I've just about got my head around it.... (at
least the basics!)

JPS - do you have any similar links??


Regards,

Ben

A few years ago (circa NT4.0) O'Rielly published a book about NTFS,
ISTR. It's a little dated but might have the basics.

www.ora.com