Re: What are Master File Table Records?????

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From: Tom (noway_at_nothere.com)
Date: 12/13/04 

Date: Mon, 13 Dec 2004 13:28:00 -0500

"Lael 7621" <lael7621@aol.com> wrote in message
news:20041213130956.07117.00001853@mb-m10.aol.com...
>I have been preparing to ditch XP in favour of a FAT32 based OS.
>
> I began by using the FREEWARE based ERASER, latest edition to overwrite
> unused
> disk space.
>
> Eraser found a stack of these "Master File Table Records" and took an hour
> and
> a half to erase on excess of 130,000 of these...
>
> What is the purpose of these??
>
> Is this where Micro$oft keeps track of everything that goes on with my
> computer??
>
> Do these "Features" of XP so clutter up the Hard Drive that we have to
> reinstall XP once a year???
>
> BTW, none of the FAT32 based OS's return similar "Master File Table
> Records".
>
> For the record, I have acquired two Apples in the last six months, but
> they
> cannot handle the ".MHT" Archive file extension, so I will have to keep a
> hand
> in the Wintel platform at least a little while longer.
>
> If someone could answer the question, I would appreciate it!.

Read here to understand a bit more:

http://www.ntfs.com/ntfs-mft.htm

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