Reading MFT
I've implemented this technique in a couple of commercial products. I've written a photo application which uses it to find all of the 'picture' files on a volume. I also use the NTFS change journal...
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Thanks for the opportunity to express these thoughtsYou definitely have a knack for doing it.There are three things I want to say. #1: I am definitely greatful for the code, #2: I was a bit in a haste...
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Code snippets versus compilable code: This is the last, I promise.My intent was to provide code snippets, not compilable code. And I really think that is the more valuable option. Code snippets...
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OK, Skipper, we are in business. your code compiled. I am glad that I "thrashed" it out of you. It is also a great time saving device. With my IQ of only 45 it would have been hard and long to figure...
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So, I'm a little disconcerted that you simply didn't try to understand the code I provided.Well, this is a dose of Sunday sermon so to speak. Of course I will try to understand your code but the...
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I think we shouldn't be editing one another's codeI agree but it did not compile. I think there was a typo in there. I mean that particular part gave me trouble. Anyhow, I don't want to argue. Your...
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First, I disagree with your edit... Log.Info(e.Message, e); Exception innerException = e.InnerException; while (innerException != null)...
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Hi StCroixSkipper,I tried to compile your code and ran into some problems. Basically I have three variables left undefined. They are:_changeJournalRootHandle_drive_directoriesI can make an educated...
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You can create a change journal any way you like... That is the easy part.Here is some sample code.As for the log statements, simply convert them to Console.WriteLine()... I use Log4Net, hence the...
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Got the class implemented but then the errors really shot up:Error 1 The name 'CreateChangeJournal' does not exist in the current context C:\a\source\C#\MFT\Form1.cs 29 17 MFTError 2 The name...
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I did omit a simple class, here it is. Hope this helps. If not ask another question... p.s. Sorry about the formatting. The Add Code didn't format it very well this time... public class...
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This is something I have been looking for quite a while! Quick question: FileNameAndFrn... I cannot seem to get the C# compiler to recognize that (seems to be used as a datatype in your sample)....
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In my tests, reading the mft is about 10x faster then enumerating through the file system with Find First, Find Next...
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I do this all of the time....Here is the PInvoke code I wrote: And below that some sample code I wrote that enumerates the MFT. That should give you enough to start... using System; using...
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I was trying to sequentially read files from a volume and grab the SID for each file. I have decided however to use built in functions in C#. The downside to this though is that deleted files will not...
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Hello BottleDude@discussions.microsoft.com, I'm not sure that specific MFT methods exists for this. Seems that you need to do it manually, starting from the NTFS file structure Read about this there...
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I don't think there is any support for reading the MFT (Master File Table) directly from C#, however if you understand the C++ snippets, you might be able to do something with P/Invoke. There is likely...
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Hi, BottleDudeWould you please clarify the situation? What is MFT you mentioned?Thanks
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Does anyone know how to read the MFT in C#? I have seen a snippet somewhere doing it in C++, but no C#.I am trying to read the MFT in order to get a list of SID's for every file on that disk.Thanks!
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"USN_RECORDS return only FileNames this is to reserve as much space possible in the change log. You can map (fileReference) or (ParentFileReference) to complete paths using API. This approach is so...
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