The file system used in DOS, OS/2 and many versions of Windows. The name comes from the "file allocation table" that is used to to keep track of the data on the disk. See FAT and FAT32. THIS ...

This application note describes the usage of file I/O functions using Microchip’s memory disk drive file system library. Microchip’s memory disk drive file system is: Based on ISO/IEC 9293 ...

NTFS and FAT are a file system that represents a technique of organizing and storing the data on the drive. These file systems also specify what type of attributes can be attached to a file such as ...

This excerpt from Chapter 5 of File System Forensic Analysis is posted with permission from Addison-Wesley Professional. The last chapter provided an overview of volume analysis and why it’s important ...

File systems organize the data stored on computer hard drives, keeping track of the physical locations of all data elements on disk while allowing users to quickly and reliably retrieve files when ...

Most external hard drives come formatted with the FAT file system, which makes the drive compatible with multiple operating systems. As such, the drive is immediately usable out of the box. If you ...

In 1996, Microsoft introduced the FAT32 file system as an update to the previous version, FAT16. At the time, Microsoft imposed a limit on the creation of FAT32 partitions, deciding that the maximum ...

Ernie Smith is a former contributor to BizTech, an old-school blogger who specializes in side projects, and a tech history nut who researches vintage operating systems for fun. With so many emerging ...

Are you looking for methods to convert FAT32 disks to NTFS file systems without losing data? If so, this post will interest you. One of the major reasons for changing FAT32 to NTFS is that FAT32 drive ...