Management of sub-directory in FAT32

Besides establishing the file directly in logical drive root directory, we may also establish the inferior directory, which is called sub-directory of the root directory. So called sub-directory and parental directory are relative: a parental directory may have many sub-directories, while a sub-directory has only one parental directory. Under the sub-directory of root directory, we [...]

Root directory management in FAT32 partition

First here is a simple introduction of FDT:
All files/folders in FAT32 have corresponding file entries record in FDT, each file entry records important information of the file/folder (including: file or folder, long filename or short filename, start cluster, the create time, the capacity of file/folder and so on); the file system of operating system searches [...]

Hard Drive Data Recovery Tools Help Retrieve Data

The hard drive of your computer stores a lot of data and files. If your computer crashes it is a crisis as most users depend on their computer for data and information.
The loss of data can be as a result of corrupt hard drives, viruses and Trojans. There are many reasons why a hard drive [...]

Data Recovery and Backup

Data Recovery Tools by SALVATIONDATA contains a collection of DIY data recovery software that supports a variety of drives (fixed drives or removable drives even with bad sectors) and file systems (FAT12, FAT16, FAT32 and NTFS) for Windows 95, 98, Windows ME, Windows NT, Windows 2000, Windows XP and Windows 2003 server.
This data recovery software [...]

Seagate unveils USB 3.0 external, portable hard drives

At this week’s Consumer Electronics Show (CES), Seagate is unveiling the BlackArmor PS110 USB 3.0 portable external hard drive performance kit for notebook computers. It’s a 500GB 7200RPM 2.5–inch portable hard drive, power cable and PC express card.

The BlackArmor USB 3.0 portable drive achieves 3X performance over USB 2.0 in real world testing, according to [...]

What’s the relationship between Partition Size and Cluster Size

Since the size of the FAT is fixed, there is a hard maximum on the number of clusters that the FAT can hold. The maximum depends on the size of FAT used by the volume. For FAT12 partitions it is only 4,086; for FAT16 it is 65,526, and for FAT32 it is in the hundreds [...]

Ensuring Instant Access to a Data Recovery Specialist

Ensuring Instant Access to a Data Recovery Specialist
By Christopher J Enders

The services of a data recovery specialist is undoubtedly something you desperately need when you have a need to have data recovered. However, it is not usually necessary or cost-effective to have a data recovery specialist on staff, unless of course they serve multiple roles [...]