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Introduction

This is technical documentation, created to help the programmer. It doesn't cover how to use Microsoft or Veritas software. The overview explains the general layout of a dynamic disk and the technical section shows the on-disk format of the structures.

It was originally written to complement the Linux LDM driver.

The latest version is available online and it can be downloaded in html.

http://linux-ntfs.sourceforge.net/ldm/index.html
http://linux-ntfs.sourceforge.net/downloads.html

Navigation

To make things easier to read, some links have been hidden. The aim is to cross-link everything to everything else. If you see a key word, you should be able to click on it.

If your browser supports access keys you may be able to navigate more swiftly. Access keys 1 - 3 activate the three toolbar buttons (Try Alt-2, for the Overview)

Additionally, you can use Alt-Comma and Alt-Dot to activate Prevous and Next respectively. (Think of them as Alt-< and Alt->)

N.B. Some browsers may not use Alt, but a different key.

Accuracy

Neither Microsoft nor Veritas have released any documentation for the on-disk structure of the LDM (Logical Disk Manager). These documents have been pieced together by reverse-engineering the database.

I'm confident that the information is correct.
I think I know where there are gaps in my knowledge.
I may be wrong. Beware.

Contact Points

You can post questions to an open forum on SourceForge at:

http://sourceforge.net/forum/forum.php?forum_id=44084

If you'd like to get more involved in the Linux project, then you can join the mailing list (low volume). Any LDM or NTFS questions are welcome here.

  http://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/linux-ntfs-dev

Alternatively, if you have any questions, suggestions or corrections, please email me.
Thanks,

Richard Russon, webmaster@flatcap.org


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