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``mft_timeline``
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.. code-block:: console

    $ target-query <path/to/target> -f mft_timeline


.. list-table:: Details
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    * - Module
      - ``dissect.target.plugins.filesystem.ntfs.mft_timeline.MftTimelinePlugin``
    * - Output
      - ``lines``

**Module documentation**

NTFS MFT timeline plugin.

**Function documentation**

Return the MFT records of all NTFS filesystems in a human readable format (unsorted) (deprecated, use mft.timeline).

The Master File Table (MFT) contains metadata about every file and folder on a NFTS filesystem.

If the filesystem is part of a virtual NTFS filesystem (a ``VirtualFilesystem`` with the MFT properties
added to it through a "fake" ``NtfsFilesystem``), the paths returned in the MFT records are based on the
mount point of the ``VirtualFilesystem``. This ensures that the proper original drive letter is used when
available.
When no drive letter can be determined, the path will show as e.g. ``\$fs$\fs0``.

References:
    - https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/win32/fileio/master-file-table