NTFS (New Technology File System) is the standard windows file system management device, which is incorporated with automated data recovery tools. These tools give NTFS an edge over other file system devices like windows FAT (File Allocation Table). The tools aid NTFS data recovery in two ways namely; transaction logging and cluster remapping. Cluster remapping involves a procedure that prevents data loss by automatically moving data from clusters having bad sectors to clusters with no such problem. While transaction logging which prevents data corruption occurs when the operating system takes any write operation, which updates a file as a transaction. By design transaction logging does not recognize incomplete input or transactions. In spite of the fantastic features NTFS comes with, it is still subject to possible corruption. Therefore, to carry out NTFS data recovery it will need third party support. However, NTFS performs better than a number of file systems since it has a more secured capability and fails less often when compared with some others. Hardware failure is one way through which corruption of your data can occur, in-spite of your NTFS. In addition to this, corruption of the boot sector or MBR (Master Boot Record) will ultimately lead to your data being inaccessible. Don't worry about this anyway as this problem can be solved. When you do an NTFS data recovery of your boot sector where such need arises, you are carrying out a corrective measure. However, a preventive measure you should be aware of to complement this knowledge is having your own configured recovery disk. What I am referring to here is not the one found in the pack of your computer system after you purchased it.

No!!! it is different. The recovery disk, which came with your computer if used to install software or applications on your system, will ignore subsequent changes or updates you have made on your computer. Configuring your own will obviously provide you with a better advantage. However, if you don't want to take this path you can go online to get more information from your manufacturer's web-site on how to re install applications on your computer system if and when you experience possible data corruption or system failure. This option is usually more expensive, but with less risk when compared to re installation of application from your own recovery disk. Please take note that the NTFS data recovery features mentioned here are in regard to a capability known as self-healing NTFS, which is found in Windows Vista and Windows server 2008.



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