Getting rid of heavily fragmented MFT table

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Is it possible to get rid of a very fragmented MFT table (3 partitions, 97% full) by

1) copying the partition,
2) then reformatting it (pulling the HD and moving it into an external eSata device, and formatting the partition from another computer) - in the process, defining the new MFT table size as large as possible,
3) finally, restoring the copied partition copy to it's original drive?

Will this process create a single consolidated MFT table?

Thanks in advance.

P.S. I own both TI Home Edition 2010 and DD Suite 2010

Fri, 01/21/2011 - 18:25
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That should work. This is the method recommended by TweakXP.com. You could use some disk defrag software like PerfectDisk. They have a trial version.

Sat, 01/22/2011 - 01:50
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I would think that the original MFT would be restored with the image. After all, TI deletes the partition before restoring.

If you select to resize the partition when restoring, TI may adjust the MFT. You would have to check it afterwards.

Sat, 01/22/2011 - 02:17
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Thank you MudCrab,

Premises:
My system partition is backed up WITHOUT using the "sector by sector" option.

The MFT table is a FILE; in my scenario a fragmented file.

Assumptions and Questions:
Once the restore is performed, should I assume that Acronis treats everything as an image and both the MFT table and the other system (and applications) files will be recovered as fragmented files?

If this is true, it is a lost opportunity for adding a very important feature to TI - general file and MFT defrag are some of the most important reasons for drive corruption and performance. (I left file othe important defrag features out for simplicity).

Should I assume that TI is using the "dirty" MFT table as means of building and restoring the backup?.

Thu, 01/27/2011 - 00:52
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Thank you Pat L,

TweakXP is a great source for answers.

I couldn't find a reference to my question though.

About PerfectDisk - great price and feature set, I am reading the manual. I have used Diskeeper for long time. It allows you to increase the MFT space at will within their easy to use interface. For some reason it doesn't consolidate my 3 MFT tables into the larger one I created.

The MFT functionality is in need of an overhaul, specially given the availability of cheap large hardrives and the incredible amoun of information that moves in and out of our computer because of the Internet. It's a shame because it does slows down a perfectly fast system.

Regards,
chessbishop

Thu, 01/27/2011 - 01:02
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The later versions of TI will revert to a sector-by-sector restore even if the backup wasn't sector-by-sector IF this can be done (you are restoring back to the same drive, for example). This is why I suggested resizing the partition when restoring as it would require TI to move files around (especially if you shrink it a lot). Otherwise, TI will put everything back where it was. I have not tested whether or not this affects the MFT.

Thu, 01/27/2011 - 01:16
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Hi MudCrab,

A good reason to sticking to TI 2010. Before doing a Restore I run a CHKDSK. This will flag any bad sectors but it may not stop TI from attempting to write to some bad sectors (the reason to do a system restore in many cases).

Thanks.

Thu, 01/27/2011 - 01:28
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Anytime after restoring to a drive with known bad sectors it's a good idea to run chkdsk /r. I wouldn't want to run a main drive in this condition -- it's too much hassle. I think TI 2009 (possibly only later builds) was the first version to revert to sector-by-sector mode, if possible.

Thu, 01/27/2011 - 01:56