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Name exFAT (Extensible File Allocation Table) Disc Image
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Identifiers PUID:  fmt/1609
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Classification Aggregate
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Description The Extensible File Allocation Table is a file system introduced by Microsoft in 2006, mainly for use in flash memory, such as USB flash drive and SD memory cards. It was a proprietary format until 2019, when Microsoft published its specification (https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/win32/fileio/exfat-specification). It may be possible and desirable to distinguish between different types of exFAT image. Please contact the PRONOM team if you can assist with this.
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Related file formats Has priority over FAT Disk Image  
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Developed by Microsoft Corporation
Supported by Microsoft Corporation
Source National Library of Australia / National Library of Australia
Source date 25 Jan 2022
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Last updated 25 Jan 2022
Note https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/win32/fileio/exfat-specification
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