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What is FAT12?
File Allocation Table (FAT) is a file system that was
developed for MS-DOS and is the primary file system for consumer
versions of Microsoft Windows up to and including Windows ME.
The FAT file system is considered relatively uncomplicated, and
because of that, it is a popular format for floppy disks; moreover,
it is supported by virtually all existing operating systems for
personal computers, and because of that, it is often used to share
data between several operating systems booting on the same computer
(a multi-boot environment). It is also used on solid-state memory
cards and other similar devices. It has a serious drawback in that
when files are deleted and new files written to the media, the files
can become scattered over the entire media making reading and
writing a slow process. De-fragmentation is one solution to this,
but is often a lengthy process in itself and has to be repeated
regularly to keep the FAT file system clean. Data Recovery commonly support the following file system Data Recovery commonly support the following storage media Common problems related to data loss and solutions:
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