Microsoft Tape Format Explained

Microsoft Tape Format (MTF) is the tape format used by several backup tools for the Microsoft Windows platform. Notable examples include Microsoft's NTBackup program, Backup Exec and the backup utilities included in Microsoft SQL Server.

Several open source utilities have been written to read MTF on non-Windows platforms.^{[1] [2] [3]}

External links

• PDF of MTF format

Notes and References

1. mtf Web site: The mtf Home Page. 3 July 2011.
2. mtftar Web site: GPL Software from Internet Connection . https://web.archive.org/web/20110928001308/http://gpl.internetconnection.net/ . 2011-09-28 . 3 July 2011.
3. Web site: Java MTF Reader . . 3 July 2011.