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The trouble with FAT32 being a feature to sell DOS is that Windows 9x doesn't use DOS to access the filesystem in normal circumstances. AFAIK it had a compatabi
by fredoralive 5y ago
The trouble with FAT32 being a feature to sell DOS is that Windows 9x doesn't use DOS to access the filesystem in normal circumstances. AFAIK it had a compatability path that could use DOS, but then you'd be slowing stuff down.
- TazeTSchnitzel 5y agoI can only imagine bad things happening if Windows and DOS disagree on filesystem aspects.
- Lammy 5y agoThat's why the Windows 95 CD-ROM version shipped with the "LFNB" long filename backup utility https://jeffpar.github.io/kbarchive/kb/135/Q135315/ https://jeffpar.github.io/kbarchive/kb/135/Q135315/