FAT & NTFS
Posted: Wed Apr 07, 2010 7:42 pm
FAT & NTFS
what is the deference between these two??
what is the best format to format the disk...?
what is the deference between these two??
what is the best format to format the disk...?
can you please tell me the basic deference in these in technical view....!what is the deference between these two??
I don't know much NTFS has more data Security.G-sparkZ wrote:can you please tell me the basic deference in these in technical view....!what is the deference between these two??
Criteria | NTFS | FAT32 |
Limitations | ||
Max Volume Size | 2TB | 32GB for all OS & 2TB for some OS |
Max Files on Volume | Nearly Unlimited | 4194304 |
Max File Size | Limit Only by Volume Size | 4GB minus 2 Bytes |
Max Clusters Number | Nearly Unlimited | 4177918 |
Max File Name Length | Up to 255 | Up to 255 |
File System Features | ||
Unicode File Names | Unicode Character Set | System Character Set |
System Records Mirror | MFT Mirror File | Second Copy of FAT |
Boot Sector Location | First and Last Sectors | First Sector and Copy in Sector #6 |
File Attributes | Standard and Custom | Standard Set |
Alternate Streams | Yes | No |
Compression | Yes | No |
Encryption | Yes | No |
Object Permissions | Yes | No |
Disk Quotas | Yes | No |
Sparse Files | Yes | No |
Reparse Points | Yes | No |
Volume Mount Points | Yes | No |
Overall Performance | ||
Built-In Security | Yes | No |
Recoverability | Yes | No |
Performance | Low on small volumes & High on Large | High on small volumes & Low on large |
Disk Space Economy | Max | Average |
Fault Tolerance | Max | Minimal |