Thursday, 23 April 2020

What are NTFS and FAT file systems ? Comparison | Difference

 When you first time buy a hard disk for your PC, before using that you need to format using any one of the file system. A file system is an underlying structure used by the computer to organize your data on computer. Generally we found two types of file systems  NTFS and FAT file systems.

How to check your PC file system type.

                   As I had noted above, every computer uses file system to store data. Here are the general steps how to check your PC file system type.

1.Open My Computer
2.Right click on any derive and switch to the general tab. You will see the following image.

As shown the above image, Your file system can display. In my case it is NTFS.

What is NTFS File System ?

NTFS stands for New Technology File System and it is mostly used file system with windows operating system. Compared to FAT file system it has many benefits.

  • Improved support for larger hard disks.

What is FAT File System ?

FAT stands for File Allocation Table. It is used with the earlier versions of windows operating systems such as windows 95, windows 98, and windows Millennium Education. Compared to NTFS it provides less security for your data. For example if you had FAT file system or any volume which is formatted using FAT, the data inside the file system can access any one with restrictions with your data.

Top Reasons why FAT file system is used


Here are the comparison between FAT and NTFS File Systems



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