$MFT - structure

Dear all,

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

I understand the record structu

| 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

On Fri, 7 Jan 2005 13:47:11 -0000, "bensmyth"
wrote:

Dear all,

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

I understand the record structu

| 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.
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Svend Olaf

"Svend Olaf Mikkelsen" wrote in message
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On Fri, 7 Jan 2005 13:47:11 -0000, "bensmyth"
wrote:

Dear all,

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

I understand the record structu

| 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.
--
Svend Olaf

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

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

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

In article ,
bensmyth wrote:
My guess will be that understanding that information would be 100
times harder than finding it.

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




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

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