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Ntfs Vs Fat

The document compares the file systems NTFS, FAT32, and FAT16. NTFS supports the largest volumes and files, and has the most advanced features including encryption, compression, and permissions. FAT32 supports smaller volumes and files up to 4GB. FAT16 only supports very small volumes up to 2GB and files under 2GB. NTFS is best for modern systems while FAT32 and FAT16 are older, less capable file systems.

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Ntfs Vs Fat

The document compares the file systems NTFS, FAT32, and FAT16. NTFS supports the largest volumes and files, and has the most advanced features including encryption, compression, and permissions. FAT32 supports smaller volumes and files up to 4GB. FAT16 only supports very small volumes up to 2GB and files under 2GB. NTFS is best for modern systems while FAT32 and FAT16 are older, less capable file systems.

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NTFS VS FAT

Criteria

NTFS5

NTFS

FAT32

FAT16

Operating System

Windows 2000
Windows XP

Windows NT
Windows 2000
Windows XP

Windows 98
Windows ME
Windows 2000
Windows XP

DOS
All versions of
Microsoft Windows

Limitations
Max Volume Size

2TB

2TB

2TB

2GB

Max Files on Volume

Nearly Unlimited

Nearly Unlimited

Nearly Unlimited

~65000

Max File Size

Limit Only by
Volume Size

Limit Only by
Volume Size

4GB

2GB

Max Clusters
Number

Nearly Unlimited

Nearly Unlimited

268435456

65535

Max File Name


Length

Up to 255

Up to 255

Up to 255

Standard - 8.3
Extended - up to 255

File System Features


Unicode File Names

Unicode Character Unicode Character System Character


Set
Set
Set

System Character
Set

System Records
Mirror

MFT Mirror File

MFT Mirror File

Second Copy of
Second Copy of FAT
FAT

Boot Sector Location

First and Last


Sectors

First and Last


Sectors

First Sector

First Sector

File Attributes

Standard and
Custom

Standard and
Custom

Standard Set

Standard Set

Alternate Streams

Yes

Yes

No

No

Compression

Yes

Yes

No

No

Encryption

Yes

No

No

No

Object Permissions

Yes

Yes

No

No

Disk Quotas

Yes

No

No

No

Sparse Files

Yes

No

No

No

Reparse Points

Yes

No

No

No

Volume Mount Points

Yes

No

No

No

Overall Performance
Built-In Security

Yes

Yes

No

No

Recoverability

Yes

Yes

No

No

Performance

Low on small
volumes
High on Large

Low on small
volumes
High on Large

High on small
volumes
Low on large

Highest on small
volumes
Low on large

Disk Space Economy

Max

Max

Average

Minimal on large
volumes

Fault Tolerance

Max

Max

Minimal

Average

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