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Difference between NTFS and FAT32?
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Aparna Patil
Answered On : Mar 24th, 2006
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NTFS
1)allows access local to w2k,w2k3,XP,win NT4 with SP4 & later may get access for somefile.
2)Maximum size of partition is 2 Terabytes & more.
3)Maximum File size is upto 16TB.
4)File & folder Encryption is possible only in NTFS.
FAT 32
1)Fat 32 Allows access to win 95,98,win millenium,win2k,xp on local partition.
2)Maximum size of partition is upto 2 TB.
3)Maximum File size is upto 4 GB.
4)File & folder Encryption is not possible.
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govind
Answered On : Mar 24th, 2006
FAT32= File Allocation Table 32 bit programming syntaxNTFS=Network Table File System FAT32 is for windows 98 and
belowNTFS is for XP and linux .
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Anjan Paul
Answered On : Apr 1st, 2006
FAT support 8.3 character file name but in NTFS it support 255 characters long file name.
If we parition a smaller size the FAT is advisable as against NTFS because of the large cluster size
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ananth
Answered On : Apr 12th, 2006
can u plz tell me the abbreviation of NTFS
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raghunath
Answered On : Apr 15th, 2006
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FAT (FAT16 and FAT32) and NTFS are two methods for storing data on a hard drive. The hard drive has to either be
formatted using one or the other, or can be converted from one to the other (usually FAT to NTFS) using a system tool
NTFS is a high-performance and self-healing file system proprietary to Windows XP 2000 NT, which supports file-level
security, compression and auditing. It also supports large volumes and powerful storage solution such as RAID.
The most important new feature of NTFS is the ability to encrypt files and folders to protect your sensitive data
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raghunath
Answered On : Apr 15th, 2006
new technology file system
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shaik_bavajan
Answered On : Apr 15th, 2006
Security---------------------------- File /Folder level security
Support for Dynamic Disks------To Create mirror, raid
Large volume support-------------16EB
Disk compression--- --------------To save disk space.
Disk Quota for users--------------We allocate space for user on file server
Encryption--------------------------To Encrypt confidential data (even HDD stolen also no way read that)
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Nagaraj
Answered On : Apr 21st, 2006
NTFS means New Technology File System
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viswanath
Answered On : Apr 27th, 2006
The expantion of NTFS is New Technology File System.
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abhishek
Answered On : May 14th, 2006
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NTFS : New Technology File System
not Network Table File System
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shridhar76
Answered On : May 16th, 2006
New Technology File System (NTFS) ,
File Allocation Table (FAT).
K.Shridhar
HCL
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nili
Answered On : Jun 14th, 2006
New Technology file systems
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rohit
Answered On : Jun 29th, 2006
NTFS is improved version of FAT32 and all windows OS support this.......
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Raghu
Answered On : Jul 7th, 2006
FAT32 can store a file of size 2^31-1 i.e 2 GB only . But NTFS can store more then 2 GB File .
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Vilasini
Answered On : Jul 24th, 2006
Hi,
Can anybody say what is RAID & what it does?
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Vilasini
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arvind
Answered On : Jul 28th, 2006
fat 32: (File Allocation Table)
NTFS: (Network Table File System)
Fat 32 wil support only win95,95,xp
Ntfs will support only xp,2k,2003 etc.
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mohanalkor
Answered On : Sep 2nd, 2006
HAI,
NTFS means newtechnology file system.
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S.Sheshank
Answered On : Sep 7th, 2006
New File Technology System
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monggo
Answered On : Nov 23rd, 2006
what is the true abbreviation of NTFS? Is it New Technology File System? or Network Table File System?
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Athiq
Answered On : Dec 19th, 2006
NTFS-- New technology file system
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Login to rate this answer.SENDURAN.S
Answered On : Mar 19th, 2007
network table file system
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Rajesh v
Answered On : Mar 21st, 2007
NTFS - New Technology File System
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prakash
Answered On : Apr 6th, 2007
Redundant Array of Independant DisksRAID refers to a hard disk technology which can be used to speed up data transfer
and/or provide disk redundancy through disk system fault tolerance.
RAID provides these features by utilising more than one hard disk at a time, there are several variations of a RAID
configuration referred to as levels.
Each of these levels provide different performance and/or fault tolerance benefits.
RAID configurations are commonly found in data critical applications.
IBM
prakash.k
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anilnayak
Answered On : Apr 9th, 2007
RAID means Redundant Array Of Independent Disk. This is a technique in which we can concatenate more than one disk
together in a number of ways that can give us many types of storage options. We can also decide which type of storage
feature is desired by choosing between the raid level. There are many Types of Raid levels
1)Linear Raid-Disks are appended linearly. If the space in the first disk get over than the data is written in the second disk
2)Raid 0(Striping)-In this type of raid the a file to be stored is broken down into chunks and each chunk is Placed over
independent disk. This type of raids provides parallelism. i.e. Fast Read and write operations are performed. But the
availabilty of each file is dependent on all the disk. If any one of the disk gets crashed or currupted than the entire data is
Lost
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Shibu
Answered On : Apr 12th, 2007
All Windows OS support both FAT32 and NTFS. But the main difference is NTFS provide security, FAT32 dosen't.
The main features of NTFS is
Encryption,Compression and Disquata
Also using NTFS we can provide access premission of the file for a particular user.
eg: we can set Full control, Read,Write,Modified and Dained permission for a particular file.
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saravanan.B.ayyappan
Answered On : Apr 13th, 2007
RAID=Redundant array of inexpensive drive
If one of the hard disk fails, the other hard disk will take care of that and up the machine. RAID differs from 0-5.
Saravanan.B.Ayyappan
Precision Infomatics
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John Peeris
Answered On : Apr 24th, 2007
Network Table File System
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ABHIJIT
Answered On : Jun 22nd, 2007
FAT=File Allocation Table
NTFS=New Technology File System
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ghous
Answered On : Jun 22nd, 2007
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RAID is Redundent array of independent or inexpensive disk, It is a set of standards to prevent data loss.
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raja
Answered On : Jun 29th, 2007
FAT32 (FILE allocation table)
It supports maximum 2TB.
Data compression is not possible.
Cant create DNS
Data recovery is difficult.
NTFS (New Technology File System)
It supports 16TB.
Data compression possible
Create DNS
Data recovery is easy comparing FAT32
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Prathamesh
Answered On : Aug 18th, 2007
You said that FAT32 does not provide the file level security that an NTFS drive would give to its files, to ensure their
security. And our OS installations are mostly done in the drive which is a FAT32 type drive and it is quite known that these
files of the OS are VERY important and that anything done to these files can result in something bad. So inspite of this
limitation why do people generally install the OS in a FAT32 drive?
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ARUN BOTHARAJ
Answered On : Sep 16th, 2007
NTFS:-
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* NTFS means New Technology File System.
* This type of file system to storing data in encryption, compression and file level secuirty.
* So, very security.
FAT:-
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* FAT means File Allocation Table.
* This type of file system to storing data in original form.
* So, no security.
Important points:-
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* We can convert file system from FAT to NTFS.
* But, not convert file system from NTFS to FAT.
*** The above differents are there. ***
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amitranjan
Answered On : Sep 20th, 2007
This technology used by hard disk which store mirror image of your current hard disk who is running, because in server
sevral task perfoms simultansly if your hard disk fails or crash then what about your data it losses. so for preventing of loss
of data we use RAID external hard disk which have SCSI (Small Computer System Interface)and add with servers it will be
1,2,3,4,5 or RAID 6. means always it takes backup of your hard disk and when it crash or fail the raid hard disk support
your system with full data who was your on dead hard disk and result is your system nevers go down
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s_kalaiselvan
Answered On : Oct 11th, 2007
Criteria NTFS5 NTFS FAT32 FAT16
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DOS v7 and higher
Windows 2000 Windows NT
Windows 98 DOS
Windows XP Windows 2000
Operting System Windows ME All versions of
Windows 2003 Windows XP
Windows 2000 Microsoft Windows
Server Windows 2003 Server
Windows XP
Limitations
32GB for all OS. 2GB for all OS.
Max Volume Size 2TB 2TB
2TB for some OS 4GB for some OS
Max Files on Volume Nearly Unlimited Nearly Unlimited 4194304 65536
Limit Only by Limit Only by 2GB (Limit Only
Max File Size 4GB minus 2 Bytes
Volume Size Volume Size by Volume Size)
Max Clusters Number Nearly Unlimited Nearly Unlimited 4177918 65520
Standard - 8.3
Max File Name Length Up to 255 Up to 255 Up to 255
Extended - up to 255
File System Features
Unicode Character Unicode Character
Unicode File Names System Character Set System Character Set
Set Set
System Records Mirror MFT Mirror File MFT Mirror File Second Copy of FAT Second Copy of FAT
First and Last First Sector and
Boot Sector Location First and Last Sectors First Sector
Sectors Copy in Sector #6
Standard and
File Attributes Standard and Custom Standard Set Standard Set
Custom
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
Low on small Low on small High on small Highest on small
Performance volumes volumes volumes volumes
High on Large High on Large Low on large Low on large
Minimal on large
Disk Space Economy Max Max Average
volumes
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Fault Tolerance Max Max Minimal Average
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udhav
Answered On : Oct 23rd, 2007
You cannot apply file level permissions on FAT file system. Only NTFS allows file permissions. Remember that the NTFS file
permissions are always in effect to all users and processes.
Udhav Jadhav
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tejal
Answered On : Nov 4th, 2007
Redundant Array of Independent Disks
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rajeev Tyagi
Answered On : Nov 12th, 2007
NTFS means New Technology File System which is used for Win NT and upper.
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sundar_ece1
Answered On : May 2nd, 2008
ntfs is the new technology file system.
file compressing
data recovery
so latest os recommented.
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abhibaba45
Answered On : Aug 4th, 2008
NTFS: we are able to grant permissions to files and folder.
FAT: we are not able to do so.
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Login to rate this answer.rajivmenon09
Answered On : Mar 31st, 2009
FAT32 is the 32 bit version of FAT. It support smaller cluster size and larger volumes [upto 2 TB] than FAT.
NTFS is an advanced file system that provides performance, security and reliabilty.
These features are not found in any versions of FAT. In NTFS 5.0 one single partition can support 32 EB [1024 TB=1EB]
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vohinder
Answered On : Sep 16th, 2010
It is New Technology File System
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anandkumarjha
Answered On : Sep 17th, 2010
the difference between the NTFS and FAT is FAT(file allocation table )is used mainly in windows 95 and xp,but now a days
the new version of windows consists of NTFS(NEWTECHNOLOGY FILE SYSTEM).NTFS supports all type of os.with the help
of of the NTFS we can store large amount of data in the hard drive but this is not the case with FAT.with the help of NTFS
we can encript our sensible datas
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Prodip Roy
Answered On : Dec 22nd, 2010
1. NTFS is not usb bootable / FAT32`usb bootable
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Prodip Roy
Answered On : Dec 23rd, 2010
1. NTFS Update file system / FAT32 Old file system.
Ans by prodip.
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Afaq Ansari
Answered On : Jun 16th, 2011
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NTFS stands for new technology file system or network technology file system. In NTSF partition size can be of 2 TB or
more. and file size can be 16 TB. file/folder encryption is done. and it supports file name character upto 255.
FAT32 stands for File allocation table. in FAT32 partition size can be Upto 2 TB. and file size can be 4 GB. file/folder
encryption is not possible in FAT32. and it supports file name character upto 8.3.
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deadzg_devil
Answered On : Jun 20th, 2011
NTFS stands for new technology file system or network technology file system. In NTSF partition size can be of 2 TB or
more. and file size can be 16 TB. file/folder encryption is done. and it supports file name character upto 255.
FAT32 stands for File allocation table. in FAT32 partition size can be Upto 2 TB. and file size can be 4 GB. file/folder
encryption is not possible in FAT32. and it supports file name character upto 8.3.
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VIRENDER
Answered On : Jul 20th, 2011
the abbreviation of NTFS
NEW TECHNOLOGY FILE SYSTEM
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kiruba
Answered On : Jul 20th, 2011
New Technology file system
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Amit kumar pradhan
Answered On : Jul 28th, 2011
NTFS
* There is security button.
* Permission are two types General and Special.
FAT
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* No Security button to secure files and folder (File Folder Permission)
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B.C.Rajkumar
Answered On : Aug 10th, 2011
New Technology File System
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nimal
Answered On : Sep 5th, 2011
ntfs file size 16 gb
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Rajesh
Answered On : Oct 3rd, 2011
NTFS
1)allows access local to w2k,w2k3,XP,win NT4 with SP4 & later may get access for some file.
2)Maximum size of partition is 2 Terabytes & more.
3)Maximum File size is upto 16TB.
4)File & folder Encryption is possible only in NTFS.
FAT 32
1)Fat 32 Allows access to win 95,98,win millennium,win2k,xp on local partition.
2)Maximum size of partition is upto 2 TB.
3)Maximum File size is upto 4 GB.
4)File & folder Encryption is not possible.
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Answered On : Oct 5th, 2011
FAT
Fat 16 upto 2GB accepted
Fat 32 upto 40GB accepted
Encription and Decription does not supported in fat
Drive level and folder level permission only
NTFS
NTFS upto supported in TB
Encription and Decription support in NTFS
Drive level, File level and folder level and
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John Wiggins
Answered On : Oct 20th, 2011
RAID stands for REDUNDANT ARRAY of INDEPENDENT DRIVES. Under the raid system a group of hard drives are
addressed as one storage unit. The data is redundantly (backup copies) stored in such a way that it is possible to recover all
of the data even with the total failure of as many as two of the drives in the RAID. RAIDs are used where extremely large
amounts of storage capacity and high reliability is required. Today most pre-recorded television programs are recorded and
played back from RAID file servers.
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