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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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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]].
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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.
  
[[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==
 
==Resources==
 
* [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]
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* [[Wikipedia:File Allocation Table#FAT32|Wikipedia - FAT32]]
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Latest revision as of 16:53, 25 August 2019

File Format
Name FAT32
Ontology
Wikidata ID Q2622047
Kaitai Struct Spec vfat.ksy

FAT32 (a variety of FAT, which stands for File Allocation Table) is a simple filesystem with limited capabilities. Although the 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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