FAT32 - Revision history

Jsummers at 16:53, 25 August 2019

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+'''FAT32''' (a variety of [[FAT]], which stands for File Allocation Table) is a simple filesystem with limited capabilities. Although the [[IPR|Intellectual Property Rights]] belong to [[Microsoft]], the format specifications are made available publicly. Nowadays the FAT32 filesystem is mostly used on portable devices such as thumbdrives, external hard drives and SD cards.
-=Introduction=
 '''FAT32''' (a variety of FAT, which stands for File Allocation Table) is a simple filesystem with limited capabilities. Although the [[IPR|Intellectual Property Rights]] belong to [[Microsoft]], the format specifications are made available publicly. Nowadays the FAT32 filesystem is mostly used on portable devices such as thumbdrives, external hard drives and SD cards.
 ==Resources==
 * [http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/windows/hardware/gg463080.aspx Microsoft EFI FAT32 File System Specification]
-* [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FAT32 Wikipedia - FAT32]
+* [[Wikipedia:File Allocation Table#FAT32|Wikipedia - FAT32]]
 [[Category:Microsoft]]

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	* [http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/windows/hardware/gg463080.aspx Microsoft EFI FAT32 File System Specification]		* [http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/windows/hardware/gg463080.aspx Microsoft EFI FAT32 File System Specification]
	* [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FAT32 Wikipedia - FAT32]		* [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FAT32 Wikipedia - FAT32]
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 =Introduction=
-FAT32 is a simple filesystem with limited capabilities. Although the [[IPR|Intellectual Property Rights]] belong to [[Microsoft]], the format specifications are made available publicly. Nowadays the FAT32 filesystem is mostly used on portable devices such as thumbdrives, external hard drives and SD cards.
+'''FAT32''' (a variety of FAT, which stands for File Allocation Table) is a simple filesystem with limited capabilities. Although the [[IPR|Intellectual Property Rights]] belong to [[Microsoft]], the format specifications are made available publicly. Nowadays the FAT32 filesystem is mostly used on portable devices such as thumbdrives, external hard drives and SD cards.
 ==Resources==
 * [http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/windows/hardware/gg463080.aspx Microsoft EFI FAT32 File System Specification]
 * [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FAT32 Wikipedia - FAT32]

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	* [http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/windows/hardware/gg463080.aspx Microsoft EFI FAT32 File System Specification]		* [http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/windows/hardware/gg463080.aspx Microsoft EFI FAT32 File System Specification]
	* [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FAT32 Wikipedia - FAT32]		* [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FAT32 Wikipedia - FAT32]
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		+	\|[[Filesystem]]
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		+	\|[[FAT32]]
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	=Introduction=		=Introduction=
	FAT32 is a simple filesystem with limited capabilities. Although the [[IPR\|Intellectual Property Rights]] belong to [[Microsoft]], the format specifications are made available publicly. Nowadays the FAT32 filesystem is mostly used on portable devices such as thumbdrives, external hard drives and SD cards.		FAT32 is a simple filesystem with limited capabilities. Although the [[IPR\|Intellectual Property Rights]] belong to [[Microsoft]], the format specifications are made available publicly. Nowadays the FAT32 filesystem is mostly used on portable devices such as thumbdrives, external hard drives and SD cards.

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 =Warning=
 It is not recommended to use FAT32 as a filesystem for any long-term-storage solution as it lacks basic features such as [[permission control]] and [[journaling]].
 [[User:Maurice.de.rooij|Maurice.de.rooij]] ([[User talk:Maurice.de.rooij|talk]]) 04:10, 6 November 2012 (UTC) Please do not just delete sections if you do not agree, but do comment so it can be discussed.
 ==Resources==