FAT32, NTFS - Choose to Work with

File System, that is used to record the storage of files on the hard drive, the way the files are organized on the disk. And Method & Data Structure for Operating System to store & retrieve. There are various files system available, we will describe about most used files system with Windows Operating. Frequent habitats or Mostly common in using file system for Device, Operating System is FAT32. Such as Windows Operating Systems (Not lower than the Windows 98), Linux, support the FAT32 file system. FAT Files System is the older then the NTFS (FAT32vsNTFS).


FAT32: File Allocation Table
NTFS: New Technology File System


FAT32, Microsoft Introduced FAT (File Allocation Table) in 1987, It’s the update version of FAT. FAT had been the standard format for floppy disks, removable devices, flash disk and hard drives all through the years. Uses of this file system decreasing constantly due to few difficulties.


NTFS, Microsoft introduced NTFS (New Technology Files System) in 1993 as per corporative attention. Usually it had been used in Windows NT 3.1 and then It has become companion for Windows 2000. Till Windows XP it doesn’t get the popularity to be used in Consumer Segment. Now this day it becoming the default file system for Windows Vista, 7, 8, 8.1, 10.

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