File Allocation Table (FAT) is a file system developed for personal computers and was the default filesystem for MS-DOS and Windows 9x operating systems...
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ExFAT (redirect from Extended File Allocation Table)
exFAT (Extensible File Allocation Table) is a file system introduced by Microsoft in 2006 and optimized for flash memory such as USB flash drives and SD...
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filesystem. The file is partitioned into Sectors which are chained together with a File Allocation Table (not to be mistaken with the file system of the...
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Second chain (6 clusters) for a non-fragmented file (here: #3, #4, #5, #6, #7, #8) The File Allocation Table (FAT) is a contiguous number of sectors immediately...
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allocation in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Allocation may refer to: Block allocation map C++ allocators Delayed allocation File allocation table IP...
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was common with some operating systems that supported the File Allocation Table (FAT) file system. Examples of operating systems that do not impose this...
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NTFS (redirect from Master File Table)
Windows NT 3.1, it is the default file system of the Windows NT family superseding the File Allocation Table (FAT) file system. NTFS read/write support...
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FAT16 and FAT32 maintaining two copies (FAT 0 and FAT 1) of the file allocation table instead of two identical ones. While performing a drive operation...
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8.3 filename (redirect from Short file names)
current directory to C:\Program Files\Internet Explorer\). Design of the FAT file system File Allocation Table (FAT) File system Filename extension Long...
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POSIX file system permissions and access-control lists (ACLs) which are capable of more specific control. The original File Allocation Table file system...
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Long filename (redirect from Long File Name)
such as .jpg, .tif, or .htm. The standard has been common with File Allocation Table (FAT) filesystems since its first implementation in Windows NT 3...
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Disk sector (redirect from Allocation unit)
occurs when a file is deleted from the directory listing, but the File Allocation Table (FAT) still shows the clusters allocated to the file. The term cluster...
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In computing, the NetWare File System (NWFS) was a file system based on a heavily optimized, journal-based FAT file system. It was used in the Novell...
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with support for extents. ext3cow – A versioning file system form of ext3. FAT – File Allocation Table, initially used on DOS and Microsoft Windows and...
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FAT filesystem and Linux (category Disk file systems)
Linux has several filesystem drivers for the File Allocation Table (FAT) filesystem format. These are commonly known by the names used in the mount command...
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dBASE Application Generator, a Files List Object file. In Mirror (computing), a file containing a saved File Allocation Table (FAT), created by some DOS mirror...
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file as needed. To achieve this, the file system had to keep track of which blocks were used or unused by data files in a catalog or file allocation table...
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equivalent of the MS/PC DOS File Allocation Table (FAT), the NTFS Master File Table (MFT), and an inode table in a file system for a Unix-like system...
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that work together Data cluster, a group of disk sectors used in a File Allocation Table Business cluster, a geographic cluster of competitive businesses...
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fee). He is credited with designing and implementing the 8-bit File Allocation Table file system for the NCR 8200[citation needed] data-entry terminal and...
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Undeletion (redirect from File undeletion)
occupied by the file will, however, be erased from the File Allocation Table, marking those sectors available for use by other files created or modified...
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operating system. NT 3.1 introduced NTFS, a file system designed to replace the older File Allocation Table (FAT) which was used by DOS and the DOS-based...
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a utility that attempts to recover a deleted file Mirror — a tool for storing the File Allocation Table to permit recovery of high-level formatted disks...
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confederation File Allocation Table (FAT file system and its variants FAT12, FAT16 and FAT32), a computer file system architecture and a family of file systems...
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extent allocation results in less file fragmentation. Extent-based file systems can also eliminate most of the metadata overhead of large files that would...
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structures and allocation tables within the file system. Utilities, libraries and programs use file system APIs to make requests of the file system. These...
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limitations of the old File Allocation Table filenames, the names 'Program Files', 'Program Files (x86)' and 'Common Program Files' are shortened by the...
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In computing, a Personal Storage Table (.pst) is an open proprietary file format used to store copies of messages, calendar events, and other items within...
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The following tables compare general and technical information for a number of file systems. Note that in addition to the below table, block capabilities...
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