Extract text from MFT files
To convert your MFT file to another format, you need Microsoft Windows or other System software.
To convert other file formats to the "File System Metadata" file type, you need software like Microsoft Windows or a similar tool.
The .MFT extension represents two distinct, technical file formats that often confuse users due to their inability to be opened by standard text editors.
1. NTFS Master File Table (System): Most commonly, this is the Master File Table used by the Microsoft Windows NTFS file system. It acts as a relational database for the hard drive, storing information about every single file (size, time stamps, permissions, and data location). These are highly guarded system files ($MFT). The catch is that they are locked by the OS and contain proprietary binary data, meaning you cannot simply convert them to DOCX or open them in a browser.
2. Frosty Mod Manifest (Gaming): Alternatively, .MFT files are manifest packages for the Frosty Tool Suite, used to mod games like Star Wars Battlefront II or Mass Effect. These files define how a mod package interacts with the game engine. Users often try to edit these to tweak game settings, only to find unreadable binary code.
Conversion Solutions:
Convert.Guru analyzes your MFT file, detects the exact format, and lets you read the text inside.
Users also converted MHT, $MFT, MTF, PDF, HTML, MFO, PZFX, PUG and CSV files.
The history of Convert.Guru began over 25 years ago in California with Tom Simondi’s file-format database. A former contributor to Space Shuttle development and a software pioneer of the 1980s, Simondi established a trusted resource for file type analysis that was even referenced by Microsoft Windows XP. Today, we use modern technology to process and convert thousands of file formats while continually improving our MFT converter.