wonderboy wrote:
I was mistaken earlier when I said no vol label, there is of course a 4 or 5 digit number!
Good.
A volume label on FAT 12/16/32 occupies an entry in (root) directory and since it is re-created when formatting it may indicate (if the label was given at the same time of the formatting) the exact date/time the formatting took place.
At least, if the label was not given within the format command, it marks a date/time when the label command was given, neededly after the formatting took place.
If you simply right click and choose "format", the previous label is kept (I mean the value/string) but the entry in the filesystem is re-created, giving a "useful" date/time.
jaclaz
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