> Yes, void is an English word that can be used as a verb or noun. A > void is an empty space, to void something is to zero or empty it.
Good to know , thanks ! > What you're doing with a move or delete on flash memory is almost > invariably simply voiding the file entry in the FAT directory > structure, not writing zeros to every location that the file occupied > on the media. Even a format instruction to most flash memory drivers > simply deletes the FAT tables and recreates them after checking for > bad blocks, specifically to minimize writes to the media and prolong > its life. In most flash memory implementations of mass storage > drivers, the only way to write to locations on the media is to > specifically use the file write instructions. Yes I figured that which is why I implied it would be a write but a pretty simple one, really. Anyway, looking at the time it takes to format a card (being in the card reader on in the camera) there is no way it could be full format. > Formatting is best done with the camera or other device that is going > to use the media as that way you are ensured that the specific > foibles of that device's FAT implementation are expressed correctly > in bad block analysis and FAT structure creation. Deleting, however, > is rarely a problem as all the host device is doing is calling a > standard function to void that FAT entry, which uses the existing > structure. Yes I know it is more secure to format with the camera. But as I didn't have any problem (so far) I prefer that way. > Godfrey > ---------------------- Thibouille ---------------------- *ist-D,Z1,SFXn,SuperA,KX,MX, P30t and KR-10x ...
