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STATUS_MFT_TOO_FRAGMENTED
The NTFS Master File Table fragmentation is blocking progress
This status points to NTFS metadata layout, not ordinary fragmentation of a user file. The Master File Table is central to NTFS, and heavy fragmentation can prevent metadata-intensive operations from completing.
The useful evidence is volume fullness, MFT zone pressure, number of small files, and whether maintenance or defragmentation can run safely. A simple retry usually does not change the metadata layout.
What to inspect
- Check free space, MFT fragmentation and recent large file-count workloads.
- Run file-system maintenance only under an appropriate administrative window.
- Do not confuse MFT fragmentation with corruption until disk and file-system checks support that conclusion.
References
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