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File - $MFTMirr (1)

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Overview

This is a system file that duplicates the first four FILE records of the MFT for recovery purposes.

Attributes

Type Description Name
0x10 $STANDARD_INFORMATION  
0x30 $FILE_NAME $MFTMirr
0x80 $DATA [Unnamed]

Layout of the File

Unnamed Data Stream

A copy of the first 4 FILE records of the $MFT

Inode Filename Description
0 $MFT Master File Table - An index of every file
1 $MFTMirr A backup copy of the first 4 records of the MFT
2 $LogFile Transactional logging file
3 $Volume Serial number, creation time, dirty flag

Notes

Questions

Is this always the first four FILE records of the MFT, or has it a constant 4KB size?

How large is it if the cluster size is greater than 4KB?


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