In my last installment I described the file entry record and its on-disk format. I used a ‘C’ structure to denote the different fields of the record and defined which five are most important to us when trying to recover a FAT32 file system where all the main file system components have been destroyed or […]
Recovering FAT32 with File Entry Record Data Only
External USB hard drive devices have been a real ‘boon’ for the hard drive recovery industry. From the fact that they dissipate heat poorly, they are susceptible to vibration, and your dog walking past your computer happily wagging its tail can knock your precious data on the floor and destroy those irreplaceable pictures you took […]