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Long filename (LFN) support is Microsoft's backward-compatible extension of the 8.3 filename (short filename) naming scheme used in DOS.Long filenames can be more descriptive, including longer filename extensions such as .jpeg, .tiff, .html, and .xhtml that are common on other operating systems, rather than specialized shortened names such as .jpg, .tif, .htm, or .xht.
An 8.3 filename [1] (also called a short filename or SFN) is one that obeys the filename convention used by old versions of DOS and versions of Microsoft Windows prior to Windows 95 and Windows NT 3.5. It is also used in modern Microsoft operating systems as an alternate filename to the long filename, to provide compatibility with legacy ...
File Allocation Table. File Allocation Table ( FAT) is a file system developed for personal computers and was the default filesystem for MS-DOS and Windows 9x operating systems. [3] Originally developed in 1977 for use on floppy disks, it was adapted for use on hard disks and other devices.
Robocopy is a command-line file transfer utility for Microsoft Windows.Robocopy is functionally more comprehensive than the COPY command and XCOPY, but replaces neither.. Created by Kevin Allen and first released as part of the Windows NT 4.0 Resource Kit, it has been a standard feature of Windows since Windows Vista and Windows Serv
XCOPY deployment or xcopy installation is a software application's installation into a Microsoft Windows system simply by copying files. The name is derived from the XCOPY command line facility provided by Microsoft operating systems. In contrast, the installation of a typical Windows application will require a significant number of additional ...
The original version of File Manager was a 16-bit program that supported the 8.3 file names that were in use at the time. It did not support the extended file names that became available in Windows 95 – including long file names and file names containing spaces. Instead, it would display only the first six characters followed by a tilde ...
Shell, file manager. File Explorer, previously known as Windows Explorer, is a file manager application and default desktop environment that is included with releases of the Microsoft Windows operating system from Windows 95 onwards. It provides a graphical user interface for accessing the file systems, as well as user interface elements such ...
exFAT ( Extensible File Allocation Table) is a file system introduced by Microsoft in 2006 and optimized for flash memory such as USB flash drives and SD cards. [6] exFAT was proprietary until 28 August 2019, when Microsoft published its specification. [7] Microsoft owns patents on several elements of its design. [2]