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2 changes: 2 additions & 0 deletions docs/reference/api/storage/FATFileSystem.md
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Expand Up @@ -20,6 +20,8 @@ The first step to using the FAT file system is formatting storage with FAT. You

The FAT file system supports external flash; however, it must allocate a full erase block for internal operations, which can become large for some forms of flash. If RAM consumption becomes a problem, we suggest switching to LittleFileSystem. The Mbed OS file system APIs make switching file systems a straightforward task. One common strategy is to use the FAT file system for debugging and switch to LittleFileSystem when the application becomes stable.

The FAT file system is thread safe. Although the FAT file system is built on the ChanFS project, synchronizing in the C++ layer allows you to use the C++ RTOS APIs directly.

### Usage

Instantiate the `FATFileSystem` class with a block device and file path.
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Expand Up @@ -29,6 +29,8 @@ We built this for microcontrollers with external flash storage. In this context,

For storage on an SD card that is accessible from a PC, use the FATFileSystem due to its portability.

LittleFileSystem is thread safe.

### Usage

Instantiate the `LittleFileSystem` class with a block device and file path.
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