What is FAT32? 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 FAT32?
FAT32 stands for File Allocation Table 32. It is the oldest file system available to Windows operating systems. FAT32 was introduced in 1995 to replace the older FAT16 systems used by MS-DOS and Windows 3.
FAT32 file system has limitations of 4 GB maximum file size, and 8 TB maximum partition size. Therefore, a FAT32 partition would have to be less than 8 TB size. FAT32 file system is compatible with all versions of Windows, Mac, Linux, game consoles, and anything that comes with a USB port.
