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FAT File Systems
This chapter describes the FAT16 and FAT32 file systems and shows how to
obtain information about a file from the file allocation tables.
Inside a FAT16 Volume
Media with capacities from 16 MB to 2 GB can use the FAT16 file system.
Every FAT16 volume has these components:
• Reserved region, which contains the boot sector.
• FAT region, which contains two copies of the file allocation tables
(FATs).
• Root-directory region.
• File and directory data region, which can hold files and subdirectories.
These components are stored in sequence in the volume.
To format a volume, or logical drive, under Windows XP, right-click the
drive in Windows Explorer and click Format. The Window that appears
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