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FAT32The 32-bit version of the FAT file system. In wide use on PCs that run Windows 95/98, FAT32 was introduced with the OEM Service Release 2 (OSR2) version of Windows 95 in 1996. It supports larger disk partitions and file sizes and has more safeguards than the earlier FAT (FAT16). In the event of disk failure, FAT32 can relocate the root directory on the disk and use the backup copy of the FAT table. FAT32 also reduced cluster waste (see cluster). Starting with Windows NT, FAT32 was superseded by NTFS. See exFAT, NTFS and FAT.
FAT16 FAT32 NTFS
Maximum 4GB 2TB 2TB+
Partition 32GB on
Size Win2K/WinXP
Maximum Size of
File size 2GB 4GB Drive
OS DOS
Support OS/2
Win3x
Win95 Win95(OSR2)
Win98 Win98
WinNT WinNT WinNT(SP4)
Win2K Win2K Win2K
WinXP WinXP WinXP
WinVista
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Dynamic volumes can be formatted with one of three file systems: NTFS, FAT16, or FAT32. Alter you're up and running, Windows 98 gives you the option of converting all your files--applications and data--to a FAT32 format from FAT16. The IAR PowerPac File System is MS-DOS/MS-Windows compatible, with FAT12, FAT16 and FAT32 support as well as support for multiple device drivers and multiple media, including: RAM disk; MMC; SD; CompactFlash; IDE; SMC; and NOR/NAND flashes. |
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