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Does a requirement for VFAT or long file names have a bearing on the choice of FAT16 vs. FAT32? Apparently both FAT can have long file names in Linux. Is there any subtle difficulty which needs mention? Thanks, ... [[User:Peasthope|Peasthope]] 19:00, 22 March 2012 (UTC)
Does a requirement for VFAT or long file names have a bearing on the choice of FAT16 vs. FAT32? Apparently both FAT can have long file names in Linux. Is there any subtle difficulty which needs mention? Thanks, ... [[User:Peasthope|Peasthope]] 19:00, 22 March 2012 (UTC)

== Flash storage-specific file systems ==

Striking that the article has no mention of a flash storage-specific file system. I would have thought that a primary recommendation is to use [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/UBIFS UBIFS] rather than FAT or ext3. Regards, ... [[User:Peasthope|Peasthope]] 16:10, 13 March 2013 (UTC)

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FAT and long file names

Does a requirement for VFAT or long file names have a bearing on the choice of FAT16 vs. FAT32? Apparently both FAT can have long file names in Linux. Is there any subtle difficulty which needs mention? Thanks, ... Peasthope 19:00, 22 March 2012 (UTC)

Flash storage-specific file systems

Striking that the article has no mention of a flash storage-specific file system. I would have thought that a primary recommendation is to use UBIFS rather than FAT or ext3. Regards, ... Peasthope 16:10, 13 March 2013 (UTC)