Thread: How to query the FAT in FAT32 and MFT in NTFS and acquire a list of deleted files C?

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    How to query the FAT in FAT32 and MFT in NTFS and acquire a list of deleted files C?

    I'm trying to make an application in C which can query the MFT and FAT depending on the type of volume and make a list of deleted files and recover them. Any heads up or links or source code would really help.

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    What you need are low-level disk access and FAT32/NTFS libraries for deciphering the data. I did a quick search but can't seem to find any good library, maybe someone else can help with that. Or... you could study how the file systems work and build your own!
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