Microsoft has released an update for Windows XP SP2 and SP3 system that adds exFAT file system drivers to the operating system. The exFAT file system is the successor to the FAT32 file system which comes with several advantages but also a few disadvantages in comparison to both the FAT32 and NTFS system. It was [...]
- Author: Jack Wallen
- Published: Jan 3rd, 2009
- Comments: 6
Understanding Linux /etc/fstab
The fstab file has a very key mission for your Linux system. What it does is map devices to directories so those devices can be used. If you plug in an external drive or a device like such as an iPod you are going to have to take advantage of fstab. In this article you [...]
Hide Information in Files
You might have already ready about Windows Alternate Data Streams (also known as System Forks on other operating systems) which are supported by most Windows operating systems that use NTFS (New Technology File System). Alternate Data Streams can contain any kind of information including textual, visual and executable. Malicious users can take advantage of the [...]
Still running Fat32 ? Time to convert to NTFS
NTFS file systems have many advantages over FAT32 file systems that’s why I would suggest to convert existing FAT32 partitions to NTFS. Let me first explain how you can find out which file system is used by a partition / hard drive in Windows. Click on My Computer and right-click the hard drive or partition that you want to check. A window should pop up displaying the File System of the selected drive.
