NTFS vs. FAT

GV2NIX · December 29th, 2005

Here's a nice table to summarize the characteristics and benefits of 4 different file systems. If you're like me, you often get the facts mixed up, so giving this a quick look is a nice refresher. :)

File system comparison table.

Again, if you're like me, you might be wondering, "Hmmm, so what is considered a 'large volume?'" Microsoft states that Windows running FAT32 volumes larger than 32GB suffers performance penalties. Check out the link below if you want to read more about this.

Microsoft compares file systems.

I hope this was informative. :D

**gvblake22** · December 29th, 2005

Very informative indeed. I didn't know what M$ considered a "large capacity" drive. Nice find, thanks for sharing! :D

Lead Head · May 1st, 2006

I didnt really notice a performence diffrence swictching between NTFS and FAT on win2k, but with NTFS i had to defrag much less often

December 29th, 2005	#1
GV2NIX Official HL Legal Counsel Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: New York, NY Posts: 136	NTFS vs. FAT Here's a nice table to summarize the characteristics and benefits of 4 different file systems. If you're like me, you often get the facts mixed up, so giving this a quick look is a nice refresher. :) File system comparison table. Again, if you're like me, you might be wondering, "Hmmm, so what is considered a 'large volume?'" Microsoft states that Windows running FAT32 volumes larger than 32GB suffers performance penalties. Check out the link below if you want to read more about this. Microsoft compares file systems. I hope this was informative. :D CPU: Opteron 170 @ 2.70GHz (270x10) Vcore=1.425V Mobo: DFI Lanparty UT nF4 SLI-DR Expert RAM: 2x 512 OCZ PC-4800 EL Elite CL2.5-4-4-10 2T (1:1) Video: ATi Radeon X1900XT PSU: FSP Group FX700-GLN 700W My Heatware

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December 29th, 2005	#2
gvblake22 Modder-ator Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Tempe Desert Posts: 6,351 Blog Entries: 1	Very informative indeed. I didn't know what M$ considered a "large capacity" drive. Nice find, thanks for sharing! :D

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Lead Head Join Date: May 2006 Location: Rhode Island USA Posts: 1,716	I didnt really notice a performence diffrence swictching between NTFS and FAT on win2k, but with NTFS i had to defrag much less often