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Most Common FAT (File System's) xplained:
FAT= File Allocation Table:
The file system that is used/Or ordinarity designed for floppies and used by DOS, W 3.x,
W95, Windows NT and OS/2. a FAT directory holds info such as name, file size, date &
time stamp, the starting cluster number and the file attributes like (hidden, system &
etc.). It's file system can support up to 65,525 clusters and is limited to 2 gigs. Workes
best on small 500mb drives because of the cluster size. It seems to be about 2% faster
than FAT32 and NTFS but windows is faster if
confined to a small area. FAT performance drops off after 400mb's on up.
FAT32= File Allocation Table 32 such as W-95b:
FAT32 will not recognize FAT or NTFS volumes--so you can't use them. It supports drives up
to 2 terabytes. It uses smaller clusters (ex; 4k clusters up to 8 gigs).
NTFS= New Technology File System:
This systems structure is the (MFT) or master file table. It uses too much space to use on
a (ex; 400mb) hard-drive because it keeps multiple copies of files in the MFT to protect
against
data loss. It also uses clusters to store data in small noncontiguous clusters and isn't
broken up resulting in good performance on large hard-drives. It also suports Hot Fixing
where bad sectors are automatically detected and marked.
HPFS= High Performance File System:
This system sorts the directory based on names and is better organized, is faster and is a
better space saver. It allocates data to sectors instead of clusters, organized into 8mb
bands. This banding
improves performance because the read/write heads don't have to return to track zero each
time for access.
NetWare File System:
This is quick because Novell developed it for NetWare servers being Netware 3.x and 4.x
partitions.
Linux Ext2:
This is also quick because it is a develpoed version of UNIX. The Linux Ex12 volume
supports up to 2 terabytes.
I Hope This Helps, Later.
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