Please help, what is MFT?

[faye]

Hi,

Diskeeper 10 told me that my MFT (Master File Table) is 97% used. And recommended me to set it higher. Current is at 39MB and recommend to set it at 52MB.

Should i set it? or should i make the MFT smaller? but how?

In Windows Defragmenter didn't say this at all? Does it mean Windows Defragmenter care less than Diskeeper 10?

I also heard that Windows Defragmenter was Diskeeper, but it was like a very old version, is it true?

 

[CalvinHobbes]

http://www.pcguide.com/ref/hdd/file/ntfs/archMFT-c.html

 

[MrChad]

Originally posted by: faye
In Windows Defragmenter didn't say this at all? Does it mean Windows Defragmenter care less than Diskeeper 10?

I also heard that Windows Defragmenter was Diskeeper, but it was like a very old version, is it true?

Some time ago, Microsoft licensed Diskeeper's technology for the Windows defragmenter tool. I don't know if the utility has been updated, but it's essentially Diskeeper Lite.

 

[corkyg]

This clip illustrates the relationship between the elements referenced by calvinhobbes above. This is a freshly optimized drive using PerfectDisk 8 (IMHO far better than Diskeeper heavy or light).

MFT

 

[SoulAssassin]

it's more or less the index of your disk