NTFS and MFT

[bighair]

I found a good link that discusses NTFS and the MFT. It's a bit technical, but it explains a lot of things in particular about why the MFT doesn't or can't be defragged and why it locates itself where it does.

 

http://ixbtlabs.com/articles/ntfs/

 

Cheers,

Bighair

[FearNothingProductions]

This is great, considering I just posted a questions about this at another forum. Thanks for the link!

 

Now about that grammar...

[skaybaltimore]

Thanks. I love Defraggler, despite the fact that my OCD self just HATES having to look at that ONE RED BLOCK that won't defrag -- the dreaded $MFT file.

 

(Oh well...like I said...I really love Defraggler. I love the fact that you can click on the blocks to see what is in each one. I love being able to just defrag files or folders instead of entire drives. I love the option to do a quick defrag. In truth, this program is everything the defrag utility that comes with XP Pro OUGHT to be.)

[Aethec]

Thanks. I love Defraggler, despite the fact that my OCD self just HATES having to look at that ONE RED BLOCK that won't defrag -- the dreaded $MFT file.

 

(Oh well...like I said...I really love Defraggler. I love the fact that you can click on the blocks to see what is in each one. I love being able to just defrag files or folders instead of entire drives. I love the option to do a quick defrag. In truth, this program is everything the defrag utility that comes with XP Pro OUGHT to be.)

 

Download a trial version of a paid defragmenter like PerfectDisk or Diskeeper, and do a boot-time defrag. Then uninstall it.

[skaybaltimore]

Download a trial version of a paid defragmenter like PerfectDisk or Diskeeper, and do a boot-time defrag. Then uninstall it.

Thanks. I use Puran Defrag (freeware) as well (which does boot time defrags) but the boot time defrag only works on my "C" drive. The fragmented $MFT is on a non-C drive drive.

[Aethec]

Thanks. I use Puran Defrag (freeware) as well (which does boot time defrags) but the boot time defrag only works on my "C" drive. The fragmented $MFT is on a non-C drive drive.

 

PerfectDisk can do boot-time defrags on all disks

[skaybaltimore]

PerfectDisk can do boot-time defrags on all disks

Then I gotta give it a try. Definitely.

 

Thanks.

 

I'll repost after I run it.

 

(And just as an aside...Puran Defrag supposedly allows for other drives to be boot-time defragged, but during the process I keep getting error messages. But only on the other drives, not on the "C" drive; it does that the way it's supposed to. I'll see if Perfect Disk Pro Trial Version works on non-C drives.)

 

UPDATE: Perfect Disk Pro v 11 was able to defragment the $MFT without having to do a boot time defrag. Now...no more red block. Interesting.

[robinson]

Its really great review.The file system which differs from NTFS means to limit the convenience and flexibility of operating system operation. NT and especially Windows 2000 with NTFS are two parts of a unit.

[login123]

Hi, robinson.

 

That little link at the bottom of your post leads to here: [ Link removed by moderation ]

 

What is that site?

Edited May 31, 2010 by Andavari
Removed link regarding the previous posters spam link attempt