Handling Windows File Attribute Corruption Issue

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Every file or directory in Windows OS is considered a set of various file attributes by NTFS file system (New Technology File System). File attributes accounts for each and each property of a file or directory. The file elements like name of the file, file's security information, and its data/contents, are all file attributes. Each file attribute have unique attribute type code, which is generally described by an attribute name. For proper management, security, and access of the files, it is essential for the file attributes to remain intact. Any kind of corruption or issue in these attributes, NTFS partition fails to access the files and folders existing. In such times, you need to recover files using advanced and smart data recovery utility.

There is one another name and that's resident attributes. Resident attributes are all those attributes of file that need little space for storage and can thus fit in MFT (Master File Table) file record. For instance, time stamp and file names are always saved in MFT file records. If the attribute cannot fit into MFT file record due to its comparatively larger size, and is placed ...
... separately, with a pointer in the MFT leading to it, the attribute is nonresident. NTFS file system defines the following file attributes:

1. Standard Information- Stores information like link count and time stamp.

2. Attribute List- Displays location of all the attribute records, which don't fit in MFT record, and thus acts as a pointer.

3. File Name- Repeatable attribute for short and long file names.

4. Security Descriptor- Contains information about file owner and access privileges.

5. Data- Stores file data. NTFS file system enables multiple data attributes in each file. Every file generally has an unnamed data attribute.

6. Reparse Point- It is used for the mount points of NTFS volume. This is also used by IFS (Installable File System) filter drivers for marking some files as specific to the driver.

7. Index Root- Used for implementing various indexes including folders.

8. Volume Information- Used in Volume system file and contains version of volume.

9. Volume Name- Contains the label of volume.

In case any of the above file attributes gets corrupt or damaged, various files and folders become inaccessible and data loss like situation occurs. You will start searching for tools that can easily recover files without any hassle. It's highly important to have professional data recovery tool that is specially designed to deal with such file attributes loss issue. With professional and result oriented Windows data recovery software one can recover files in no matter of time. User just needs to run the software and follow the on screen instructions. All deleted, missing, formatted, damaged partitions are recovered sophistically.