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Notational Conventions in this Document..............................................................................................7
General Comments (Applicable to FAT File System All Types) ...........................................................7
Boot Sector and BPB..............................................................................................................................7
FAT Data Structure...............................................................................................................................13
FAT Type Determination......................................................................................................................14
FAT Volume Initialization....................................................................................................................19
FAT32 FSInfo Sector Structure and Backup Boot Sector ....................................................................21
FAT Directory Structure.......................................................................................................................22
FAT Long Directory Entries.................................................................................................................25
Name Limits and Character Sets...........................................................................................................29
Name Matching In Short & Long Names.............................................................................................30
Naming Conventions and Long Names................................................................................................30
Effect of Long Directory Entries on Down Level Versions of FAT.....................................................32
Validating The Contents of a Directory................................................................................................32
Other Notes Relating to FAT Directories.............................................................................................33
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DocumentHistory
Date Change
March30,2011 UpdatedtheLegalAgreement
December6,2000 Firstpublication