fat32

What are the difference between MS-dos FAT32 format and windows FAT32 format

What are the difference between MS-dos FAT32 format and windows FAT32 format? ...

WriteFile error #5 "denied access" under win Vista/seven

I googled a lot and I couldn't find any answer to this problem... I have a C++ console application that reads a 1GB SD card that fixes improperly closed files and writes the FAT table accordingly. The SD card is written at the beginning by a firmware in a custom made device. It worked OK up to Xp and stopped working in Win Vista/seven....

FAT File system and lots of writes

I am considering using a FAT file system for an embedded data logging application. The logger will only create one file to which it continually appends 40 bytes of data every minute. After a couple years of use this would be over one million write cycles. MY QUESTION IS: Does a FAT system change the File Allocation Table every time a fil...

How can I create a file with invalid Windows timestamps?

I'd like to create a file with an invalid created/modified/accessed timestamp to use in unit tests to ensure that my application can handle files with invalid timestamps. It's a Windows application written in C# that could run on both NTFS and FAT32 filesystems. ...

What is the difference between File.SetCreationTime() and File.SetCreationTimeUtc()

In particular, is there any difference between these two lines in terms of their outcomes: File.SetCreationTime("foo.txt", DateTime.UtcNow); File.SetCreationTimeUtc("foo.txt", DateTime.UtcNow); Perhaps File.SetCreationTimeUtc("foo.txt", DateTime.Now) is just another way of doing File.SetCreationTime("foo.txt", DateTime.UtcNow)? The s...