FAT File System Registry Settings (Compact 2013)

3/26/2014

The file allocation table (FAT) file system retrieves driver specific settings from the registry.

You can place settings for FAT, ExFAT,**and TexFAT at

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\StorageManager\FATFS

- or -

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\StorageManager\Profile\<MyProfileName>\FATFS.

In addition to settings that can be made at these levels, you can set formatting options for FAT, TexFAT, and ExFAT at

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\StorageManager\FATFS\FormatOptions

For information about specific types of settings you can make to control and customize FAT file systems, see the following topics:

• Default Registry Settings for FAT File Systems
• Registry Settings for FATFS Disk Caching
• Registry Settings for FAT Format Options
• Registry Settings for TexFAT-Specific Options
• Registry Settings for Other FATFS Options
• Registry Settings for FATFS Flag Values

See Also

Reference

Settings for Specific File Systems
Deprecated FAT Registry Settings
File Systems Registry Settings Overview