Dave,
I didn't quote the long explanation of how the FAT is, or is not,
involved in a search for files on a HDD ...
You refer to the OS searching the "Directory" to find a file address,
and state that the search of the directory entry does NOT involve the
FAT in any way.
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My question(s) is/are:
Isn't a directory no more than just another file? Aren't all the
directories kept track of by the FAT? If directories are not kept track
of by the FAT, how *are* they kept track of?
I know that the files referred to as Directories can be written anywhere
on the HDD that there is space, so how can accessing the FAT be avoided?
I also know that directory size can change, grow when more files are
moved "to" a specific directory. That would indicate to me that even a
Directory can become fragmented ... which would, AFAIK, then seem to
require the FAT to tell the OS where to search for the rest of it.
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Did I somehow totally misunderstand what you were saying?
l.d.
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