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Locating $mft
I'm trying to locate some files including $mft.
Can anyone tell me how to locate $mft
I'm trying to locate some files including $mft.
Can anyone tell me how to locate $mft
Why don't you just go to start/type in $mft in search box?
Maybe you don't have any in your system.
I have several as they are from dump files doing BSODs
I've searched at the command prompt
dir /a
as I thought these meta files were accessible from the root.
Also used "(Search) Everything"
Physically I thought the Master File table followed the Boot sector of the volume.
You will not see these files though explorer or the command line, you have to go deeper into the kernel of Windows. Talk directly with the file system driver. I know of no program that would do that.
@Bill2
thanks. I had ntfsinfo.
I thought it basically read the hidden file $mft in c:\
I wanted to be able to see it and read it. I can't do either.
@Scotiny,
thanks, "defraggler" shows the physical location (like ntfsinfo).
My initial post did just says locate - my fault.
Last edited by mjf; 18 Apr 2011 at 04:29.