The file allocation table is what tells the OS the physical address of the data on your hard drive. If the FAT table is gone then basically that would be like just eliminating street adresses for ...

Like the Quick Format method, the Full Format method too, deletes and creates a fresh new file allocation table. Before doing that, it checks all sectors to see if there are any bad sectors.

Microsoft has announced a new licensing program for its Extended File Allocation Table (exFAT) technology. For certain device categories, such as cameras, camcorders, and digital photo frames, the ...

FAT32 (File Allocation Table 32) is a file system format for storage devices such as USB flash drives, memory cards, and external hard drives.

RIM has big ambitions for media on BlackBerry hardware -- really big. Accordingly, it just reached a patent licensing deal with Microsoft that lets it use the exFAT file system on "certain ...