Linux – Microsoft Extended File Allocation Table support to be added
Uncategorized September 3rd, 2019Microsoft’s Extended File Allocation Table (exFAT) features supports huge files that are over 4GB and this extension is being added as part of the official Linux kernel in future
https://redmondmag.com/articles/2019/08/30/microsoft-exfat-in-linux-kernel.aspx
https://cloudblogs.microsoft.com/opensource/2019/08/28/exfat-linux-kernel/
Microsoft has agreed to the addition of its Extended File Allocation Table (exFAT) technology to the Linux kernel, according to a Wednesday announcement.
The exFAT code was submitted for “staging” on the Linux kernel, according to this August 28 Linux kernel maintainers post. Microsoft’s exFAT technology, introduced in 2006, is code that serves as a file system for handling files larger than 4GB. It’s typically used in portable storage devices, such USB drives and Secure Digital memory cards.