FAT Utility Functions (Windows Embedded CE 6.0)

1/6/2010

The following table shows the file allocation table (FAT) file system utility functions.

Function	Description
DefragVolume	Defragments files on a volume and removes any free space in fragmentation. It calls scan disk first to verify that the volume is free from errors.
DefragVolumeUI	Defragments a volume according to the options specified. It has a dialog box user interface (UI) that can be displayed by itself or invoked from another place such as Control Panel.
FormatVolume	Formats a volume according to the options specified.
FormatVolumeUI	Formats a volume according to the options specified. It has a dialog box UI that can be displayed by itself or invoked from another place such as Control Panel.
ScanVolume	Scans a volume for errors in the FAT and directories, and for lost clusters according to the options specified.
ScanVolumeUI	Scans a volume according to the options specified. It contains a dialog box UI that can be displayed by itself or invoked from another place, such as Control Panel.

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