file systems

[Guest b11_]

What is the difference between FAT and FAT32?

[Guest glee]

Re: file systems

 

http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&q=difference+between+fat+and+fat32&btnG=Google+Search

 

http://www.computerhope.com/fat32.htm

 

http://www.microsoft.com/technet/prodtechnol/windows2000serv/reskit/core/fncc_fil_weol.mspx

 

http://www.pcguide.com/ref/hdd/file/fileFAT32-c.html

 

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"b11_" <b11@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message

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> What is the difference between FAT and FAT32?

[Guest Tim Slattery]

Re: file systems

 

b11_ <b11@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote:

>What is the difference between FAT and FAT32?

 

Limits. They both use the same structures and concepts to organize

data on your disk, but many things that were kept track of in 16-bit

words in FAT (or FAT16) are done with 32-bit words in FAT32. The

result is that the maximum partition size jumps from 2.1GB to a couple

of terabytes. The root directory maximum size also grew, from 512

entries to 65,536 (same as any other directory).

 

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