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Re: Plz no FAT64 k thx  
Re: Re: Plz no FAT64 k thx -- Bret Post Reply Top of the thread Forum
Posted by: Udo Kuhnt
01/08/2010, 18:22:25


> I don't necessarily think exFAT needs to be implemented natively in any DOS, but should rather be implemented as an IFS/Network driver similar to
> the way CD's, NTFS, etc. currently are. At least in theory, that would allow any DOS implementation or version to use it.

Okay, that is a different story. Implementing it in the kernel would
probably bog it down, but if someone creates an external driver
similar to the one for NTFS, everyone would be free to use it if he
needs it.

Right now, however, I regard an exFAT driver as just about as
essential as an ext2fs driver. I would rather prefer something like
LTOOLS for copying files to/from exFAT drives.

Regarding FAT64, I think we are still several years away from
reaching the capacity limit of FAT32. The next challenge will
probably be to overcome the 2 TB barrier, which will require careful
design to maintain compatibility. I think I will leave that task for
v7.01.09. :-)



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