Questions relating to the FAT32 file system architecture.
Questions tagged [fat32]
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How does Ubuntu get away with reading FAT32
I read here that Microsoft makes $5 to $15 on every Android device sold because Android can read the FAT filesystem. Ubuntu can also read the FAT filesystem but no payment history to Microsoft exists. What is the difference?
Isaac D. Cohen
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FAT32 external drive : no space left error
Using Ubuntu 14.04.1 LTS, I have mounted a 1 TB usb drive formatted with FAT32.
The drive was mounted with this command (no error) :
sudo mount -t vfat /dev/sdc1 /media/jpgs/
I create a single folder named "test"
I copy images into this folder (~…
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Can I use Ubuntu on my Mac to recover a FAT32 drive?
I installed a game on my PS3 which is formatted for FAT32 and it corrupted the drive. (The same game did the same thing on another PS3. Rats.) I need to recover the drive but am a Mac user. Can I install Ubuntu on my (older) (Intel 2.8 Ghz dual from…
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Additional partition of FAT32 created (size 512 MB) after installing ubuntu 20.04 in my Lenovo Laptop
Shall I delete the partition and add it to NTFS partition?
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Is FAT 32-bit version ok for Linux?
I understand this may be a dumb question but I just realized my main SSD is a FAT 32-bit version - I installed Ubuntu a while ago. Is this partition format ok or would another one work better with Linux?
Are there any advantages/disadvantages to…
Tio TROM
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