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NTFS.com NTFS vs FAT32 FAT16 FAT.Comparing.Performance.

NTFS.com NTFS vs FAT32 FAT16 FAT.Comparing.Performance.
















































































































































































Criteria


NTFS5


NTFS


FAT32


FAT16


Operting 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 Set


Unicode Character Set


System Character Set


System Character Set


System Records Mirror


MFT Mirror File


MFT Mirror File


Second Copy of FAT



Second Copy of 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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