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    This document compares the file systems NTFS, exFAT, FAT32, FAT16, and FAT12. NTFS supports the largest volume and file sizes, Unicode file names, compression, encryption, permissions and more. exFAT and FAT32 have size limits of 128PB and 32GB respectively. FAT16 supports up to 2GB and FAT12 up to 16MB. NTFS provides the best overall performance, security, recoverability and disk space economy, especially for large volumes, while FAT file systems have lower overhead for small volumes or devices.

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    This document compares the file systems NTFS, exFAT, FAT32, FAT16, and FAT12. NTFS supports the largest volume and file sizes, Unicode file names, compression, encryption, permissions and more. exFAT and FAT32 have size limits of 128PB and 32GB respectively. FAT16 supports up to 2GB and FAT12 up to 16MB. NTFS provides the best overall performance, security, recoverability and disk space economy, especially for large volumes, while FAT file systems have lower overhead for small volumes or devices.

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    Ntfs Vs Fat: NTFS General Info Data Recovery Software F.A.Q. NTFS Forum

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    This document compares the file systems NTFS, exFAT, FAT32, FAT16, and FAT12. NTFS supports the largest volume and file sizes, Unicode file names, compression, encryption, permissions and more. exFAT and FAT32 have size limits of 128PB and 32GB respectively. FAT16 supports up to 2GB and FAT12 up to 16MB. NTFS provides the best overall performance, security, recoverability and disk space economy, especially for large volumes, while FAT file systems have lower overhead for small volumes or devices.

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    NTFS General Info

    Data Recovery Software

    F.A.Q.

    NTFS Forum

    NTFSGeneralInformation>NTFSvsFAT

    NTFSvsFAT
    Criteria
    Operating
    System

    NTFS5

    NTFS

    exFAT

    FAT32

    Windows2000
    WindowsNT
    WindowsCE6.0
    DOSv7andhigher
    WindowsXP
    Windows2000
    WindowsVista
    Windows98
    Windows2003Server
    WindowsXP
    SP1
    WindowsME
    Windows2008
    Windows2003Server
    Windows7
    Windows2000
    WindowsVista
    Windows
    WinXP+KB955704
    WindowsXP
    Windows7
    2008WindowsVista

    Windows2003Server
    Windows7
    WindowsVista
    Windows7

    FAT16

    FAT12

    DOS
    Allversionsof
    MicrosoftWindows

    DOS
    Allversionsof
    MicrosoftWindows

    16MB

    Limitations
    MaxVolume
    Size

    264clustersminus1
    cluster

    232clustersminus1
    cluster

    128PB

    32GBforallOS.
    2TBforsomeOS

    2GBforallOS.
    4GBforsomeOS

    MaxFileson
    Volume

    4,294,967,295(232
    1)

    4,294,967,295(232
    1)

    NearlyUnlimited

    4194304

    65536

    MaxFileSize

    264bytes(16
    ExaBytes)
    minus1KB

    244bytes(16
    TeraBytes)
    minus64KB

    16EB

    4GBminus2Bytes

    2GB(LimitOnly
    byVolumeSize)

    16MB(LimitOnly
    byVolumeSize)

    MaxClusters
    Number

    264clustersminus1
    cluster

    232clustersminus1
    cluster

    4294967295

    4177918

    65520

    4080

    Upto255

    Upto255

    Upto255

    Upto255

    Standard8.3
    Extendedupto255

    Upto254

    System
    CharacterSet

    System
    CharacterSet

    System
    CharacterSet

    MaxFileName
    Length

    FileSystemFeatures
    UnicodeFile
    Names

    Unicode
    CharacterSet

    Unicode
    CharacterSet

    Unicode
    CharacterSet

    SystemRecords
    Mirror

    MFTMirrorFile

    MFTMirrorFile

    No

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    BootSector
    Location
    FileAttributes

    FirstandLast
    Sectors

    FirstandLast
    Sectors

    Sectors0to11
    Copyin12to23

    FirstSectorand
    CopyinSector#6

    FirstSector

    FirstSector

    StandardSet

    StandardSet

    StandardSet

    StandardSet

    StandardandCustom StandardandCustom

    Alternate
    Streams

    Yes

    Yes

    No

    No

    No

    No

    Compression

    Yes

    Yes

    No

    No

    No

    No

    Encryption

    Yes

    No

    No

    No

    No

    No

    Object
    Permissions

    Yes

    Yes

    Yes

    No

    No

    No

    DiskQuotas

    Yes

    No

    No

    No

    No

    No

    SparseFiles

    Yes

    No

    No

    No

    No

    No

    ReparsePoints

    Yes

    No

    No

    No

    No

    No

    VolumeMount
    Points

    Yes

    No

    No

    No

    No

    No

    OverallPerformance
    BuiltInSecurity

    Yes

    Yes

    Yes
    minimalACLonly

    No

    No

    No

    Recoverability

    Yes

    Yes

    Yes
    ifTFATactivated

    No

    No

    No

    High

    Highonsmall
    volumes
    Lowonlarge

    Highestonsmall
    volumes
    Lowonlarge

    High

    Performance

    Lowonsmallvolumes Lowonsmallvolumes
    HighonLarge
    HighonLarge

    DiskSpace
    Economy

    Max

    Max

    Max

    Average

    Minimalonlarge
    volumes

    Max

    FaultTolerance

    Max

    Max

    Yes
    ifTFATactivated

    Minimal

    Average

    Average

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