What is exFAT? File System in an operating system provides a way to organize files and manage the drives. It specifies how data will be stored in the form of file and folders and provides the metadata about the files like name, permission, size and other attributes.
FAT32, exFAT and NTFS are file systems used by the Windows Operating System. FAT32 is the oldest one, exFAT is a replacement of FAT32 and is compatible on multiple devices. NTFS is the latest file system.
What is exFAT?
exFAT stands for Extensible File Allocation Table. It is a file system that was introduced by Microsoft in 2006. The exFAT file system is mainly optimized for flash memory drives like USB drives, SD cards, etc.
exFAT file system is best suited option where NTFS file system is a feasible option due to data structure overhead. exFAT file system can works with all versions of Windows, MAC OS X. But, it requires additional software on Linux.
