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  • initialism computing 32-bit FAT (32-bit file allocation table; 32-bit file allocation table, 32-bit file allocation table) ; 32-bit allocation table version of FAT

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  • FAT32 is most frequently used as a format to store data on USB thumb drives, flash memory cards for digital cameras and digital media players (such as Secure Digital, MMC, Sony MemoryStick and CompactFlash) as well as for storing for map information and Points Of Interest (POI) on portable GPS devices, such as the TomTom.

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  • FAT32 is most frequently used as a format to store data on USB thumb drives, flash memory cards for digital cameras and digital media players (such as Secure Digital, MMC, Sony MemoryStick and CompactFlash) as well as for storing for map information and Points Of Interest (POI) on portable GPS devices, such as the TomTom.

    March « 2009 « Off The Broiler 2009

  • FAT32 is most frequently used as a format to store data on USB thumb drives, flash memory cards for digital cameras and digital media players (such as Secure Digital, MMC, Sony MemoryStick and CompactFlash) as well as for storing for map information and Points Of Interest (POI) on portable GPS devices, such as the TomTom.

    Think about that thumb drive the next time you format it 2009

  • The new technician had to remove and reinstall Windows Mellinium all over again, this time doing it in FAT32.

    Removing and reinstalling Windows. 2004

  • Because at this point, the macbook is default, so I don't really want to mess with a brand new configuration, and the external is FAT32, which is what i was told would be more compatible with mac os.

    Discussions: Message List - root 2010

  • It was available in capacities up to 6.4 GB, which-since it was significantly higher than the 2 GB ceiling for FAT16 partitions-ushered in the superior FAT32, which is of course one of the file systems still with us today.

    Maximum PC all RSS Feed 2009

  • However, OS X and Windows both can read and write to a format called FAT32, which used to be used for Windows all the way back into the MS-DOS days.

    Original Signal - Transmitting Gadgets 2009

  • The first would be to format the external drive as a Windows drive, but be careful to use the Windows format called "FAT32," not the one called NTFS.

    Moving Music to a BlackBerry 2007

  • To devices that use them, CompactFlash cards appear as IDE / UltraATA devices, which makes them rather easy to access: the host device simply has to create a file system such as FAT32 and you are ready to go.

    News Tom's Hardware US 2009

  • To devices that use them, CompactFlash cards appear as IDE / UltraATA devices, which makes them rather easy to access: the host device simply has to create a file system such as FAT32 and you are ready to go.

    News Tom's Hardware US 2009

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