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    NTFS Vs FAT

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    NTFS and FAT32/16/12 are different file systems with NTFS providing more advanced features than FAT. NTFS allows for larger volume and file sizes (2TB max volume, nearly unlimited max file size) compared to FAT's limits of 32GB for FAT32 and lower for other FAT types. NTFS also includes features such as encryption, compression, permissions and recoverability which FAT lacks. However, FAT performs better than NTFS for small volume sizes due to its simpler design.

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    NTFS Vs FAT

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    NTFS and FAT32/16/12 are different file systems with NTFS providing more advanced features than FAT. NTFS allows for larger volume and file sizes (2TB max volume, nearly unlimited max file size) compared to FAT's limits of 32GB for FAT32 and lower for other FAT types. NTFS also includes features such as encryption, compression, permissions and recoverability which FAT lacks. However, FAT performs better than NTFS for small volume sizes due to its simpler design.

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    NTFS and FAT32/16/12 are different file systems with NTFS providing more advanced features than FAT. NTFS allows for larger volume and file sizes (2TB max volume, nearly unlimited max file size) compared to FAT's limits of 32GB for FAT32 and lower for other FAT types. NTFS also includes features such as encryption, compression, permissions and recoverability which FAT lacks. However, FAT performs better than NTFS for small volume sizes due to its simpler design.

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    NTFS Vs FAT

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    Raj Bharath
    NTFS and FAT32/16/12 are different file systems with NTFS providing more advanced features than FAT. NTFS allows for larger volume and file sizes (2TB max volume, nearly unlimited max file size) compared to FAT's limits of 32GB for FAT32 and lower for other FAT types. NTFS also includes features such as encryption, compression, permissions and recoverability which FAT lacks. However, FAT performs better than NTFS for small volume sizes due to its simpler design.

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    NTFS vs FAT

    Criteria NTFS5 NTFS FAT32 FAT16 FAT12


    DOS v7
    Windows
    and higher
    Windows NT
    Windows
    2000 Windows DOS DOS
    98
    Windows 2000 All versions All versions
    Operting Windows
    XP Windows of of
    System ME
    Windows XP Microsoft Microsoft
    Windows
    2003 Windows Windows Windows
    2000
    Server 2003
    Windows
    Server
    XP
     
    Limitations
    32GB for 2GB for all
    Max Volume all OS. OS.
    2TB 2TB 16MB
    Size 2TB for 4GB for
    some OS some OS
    Max Files on Nearly Nearly
    4194304 65536
    Volume Unlimited Unlimited
    Limit Only Limit Only 2GB (Limit 16MB
    by by 4GB minus Only (Limit Only
    Max File Size
    Volume Volume 2 Bytes by Volume by Volume
    Size Size Size) Size)
    Max Clusters Nearly Nearly
    4177918 65520 4080
    Number Unlimited Unlimited
    Standard -
    Max File Name 8.3
    Up to 255 Up to 255 Up to 255 Up to 254
    Length Extended -
    up to 255
     
    File System Features
    Unicode Unicode System System System
    Unicode File
    Character Character Character Character Character
    Names
    Set Set Set Set Set
    Second Second Second
    System MFT Mirror MFT Mirror
    Copy of Copy of Copy of
    Records Mirror File File
    FAT FAT FAT
    Boot Sector First and First and First Sector First Sector First Sector
    Location Last Last and
    Sectors Sectors Copy in
    Sector #6
    Standard Standard
    Standard Standard Standard
    File Attributes and and
    Set Set Set
    Custom Custom
    Alternate
    Yes Yes No No No
    Streams
    Compression Yes Yes No No No
    Encryption Yes No No No No
    Object
    Yes Yes No No No
    Permissions
    Disk Quotas Yes No No No No
    Sparse Files Yes No No No No
    Reparse Points Yes No No No No
    Volume Mount
    Yes No No No No
    Points
     
    Overall Performance
    Built-In
    Yes Yes No No No
    Security
    Recoverability Yes Yes No No No
    Low on Low on High on Highest on
    small small small small
    Performance volumes volumes  volumes volumes High
    High on High on Low on Low on
    Large Large large large
    Minimal on
    Disk Space
    Max Max Average large Max
    Economy
    volumes
    Fault Tolerance Max Max Minimal Average Average
               
               
     

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