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83831 2002-09-27 12:29:00 So how does a hard drive know where to look for a file?
Thanks tweake for that last reply.
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Ron Bakker (356)
83832 2002-09-27 12:38:00 Depends on the format, the common one being FAT (File Allocation Table)

The other common one is NTFS.

Simply put these use "look-up tables" to translate a file name to a physical location, or locations on a disk.
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