MFT file space

[rchas]

I've just downloaded beta 4.03. I find some of my disc space is marked as MFT. What does this mean?

 

In an NTFS filesystem it means 'Master File Table'. I can go along with this.

 

But IO defrag shows over 10% of a 50Gb drive as being MFT. Not for one drive, but for two.

 

Can anyone advise me as to what is showing?

 

Regards

- Roger -

[enoskype]

Hi rchas,

 

The default space reserved for MFT enlargement is 12.5% in Windows XP.

 

Most probably, what you see is MFT+MFT enlargement area (MFT Zone), which by default, should be greater than 12.5% of the total disk space.

Please have a look at this post by samr.

 

Also you will find useful information in Think_about_Defragmentation!!! thread.

 

Cheers.