FAT32 VS NTFS FILE SYSTEMS
pmandele9
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How do you think your data is stored, managed and organized on disks? A physical disk can just do 0’s or 1’s and it is the file system that gives meaning to such data. When people say that their disk is NTFS or FAT, it actually refers to the file system that’s being used by the computer or more appropriately, the operating system.
Today we will tell you about the differences between FAT32 and NTFS file systems used by Windows operating systems. This information may help you in choosing the right system as per your requirements.
Basic Definition
FAT stands for File Allocation Table and FAT32 is an extension which means that data is stored in chunks of 32 bits. These is an older type of file system that isn’t commonly used these days.
NTSF stands for New Technology File System and this took over from FAT as the primary file system being used in Windows.
Indeed, before making a choice you need to know about their capabilities. The table below will give you a rough idea of the features and respective support.
Description of Features
Few of the things here are self explanatory. So, I will expand those which require little description.
Fault Tolerance: NTFS maintains a log of disk changes and in case of power failure or abrupt errors it repairs the files and folders automatically without the user being notified anything. FAT32 maintains two different copies of the file allocation table and uses a back up mechanism if some damage occurs.
Security: In FAT32 you will have to depend on share permissions for security. This means that they are good in the Network but locally they are vulnerable. On the other hand NTFS allows you to set permissions on local files and folders as well.
Compression: FAT32 offers no compression feature whatsoever. While NTFS lets you compress files and folders individually so that you do not have to slow down the system by depending on partition compressions.
Conversion: You may easily convert a FAT32 system to NTFS. But the reverse is not true because NTFS follows a secure protocol. So, the only option here is to backup your data and format the disk.
KASO
William Samson
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Danstan Mhagama
robert mwakajwanga
On 5/19/13, Danstan Mhagama <mhagama...@gmail.com> wrote:
> good lessson!
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> On Sun, May 19, 2013 at 12:19 AM, William Samson
> <william...@gmail.com>wrote:
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>> gatcha rude
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>> On Fri, May 10, 2013 at 7:27 AM, KASO <kmedd...@yahoo.com> wrote:
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>>> Helpfully....
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>>> On Friday, May 10, 2013 3:17:04 PM UTC+3, pmandele9 wrote:
>>>>
>>>> ·
>>>>
>>>> How do you think your data is
>>>> and
>>>> it is the file system that gives meaning to such data. When people say
>>>> that
>>>> their disk is NTFS or FAT, it actually refers to the file system that’s
>>>> being used by the computer or more appropriately, the operating system.
>>>>
>>>> Today we will tell you about the differences between FAT32 and NTFS
>>>> file
>>>> systems used by Windows operating systems. This information may help you
>>>> in
>>>> choosing the right system as per your requirements.
>>>>
>>>> Basic Definition
>>>>
>>>> FAT stands for File Allocation Table and FAT32 is an extension which
>>>> means that data is stored in chunks of 32 bits. These is an older type
>>>> of
>>>> file system that isn’t commonly used these days.
>>>>
>>>> NTSF stands for New Technology File System and this took over from FAT
>>>> as the primary file system being used in Windows.
>>>>
>>>> Indeed, before making a choice you need to know about their
>>>> capabilities. The table below will give you a rough idea of the
>>>> features
>>>> and respective support.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Few of the things here are self explanatory. So, I will expand those
>>>> which require little description.
>>>>
>>>> Fault Tolerance: NTFS maintains a log of disk changes and in case of
>>>> power failure or abrupt errors it repairs the files and folders
>>>> automatically without the user being notified anything. FAT32 maintains
>>>> two
>>>> different copies of the file allocation table and uses a back up
>>>> mechanism
>>>> if some damage occurs.
>>>>
>>>> Security: In FAT32 you will have to depend on share permissions for
>>>> vulnerable. On the other hand NTFS allows you to set permissions on
>>>> local
>>>> files and folders as well.
>>>>
>>>> Compression: FAT32 offers no compression
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