{"id":553691,"date":"2023-02-18T17:00:00","date_gmt":"2023-02-18T14:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/fat32-vs-exfat-vs-ntfs-whats-the-difference\/"},"modified":"2023-02-18T17:00:00","modified_gmt":"2023-02-18T14:00:00","slug":"fat32-vs-exfat-vs-ntfs-whats-the-difference","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/fat32-vs-exfat-vs-ntfs-whats-the-difference\/","title":{"rendered":"#FAT32 vs. exFAT vs. NTFS: What\u2019s the Difference?"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_85 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a40331ad59fb\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" 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class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-5'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-13\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/fat32-vs-exfat-vs-ntfs-whats-the-difference\/#WD_BLACK_P50_Game_Drive_SSD-2\" >WD_BLACK P50 Game Drive SSD<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-5'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-14\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/fat32-vs-exfat-vs-ntfs-whats-the-difference\/#LaCie_Rugged_SSD_Pro\" >LaCie Rugged SSD Pro<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-5'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-15\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/fat32-vs-exfat-vs-ntfs-whats-the-difference\/#Samsung_T7_Shield\" >Samsung T7 Shield<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-5'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-16\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/fat32-vs-exfat-vs-ntfs-whats-the-difference\/#ADATA_SD700\" >ADATA SD700<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h1><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"%E2%80%9CFAT32_vs_exFAT_vs_NTFS_Whats_the_Difference%E2%80%9D\"><\/span>&#8220;FAT32 vs. exFAT vs. NTFS: What\u2019s the Difference?&#8221;<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h1>\n<div>\n<figure style=\"width: 1920px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"type:primaryImage size-full wp-image-871600\" data-pagespeed-no-defer=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/www.howtogeek.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/52676650881_244b7ae47e_o.jpg?width=1198&amp;trim=1,1&amp;bg-color=000&amp;pad=1,1\" alt=\"\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1080\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Jason Fitzpatrick \/ How-To Geek<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>FAT32 is older and useful when you need to ensure maximum compatibility with any computer or <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/game\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"7\" title=\"Game\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">game<\/a> console. exFAT is best for flash drives or external drives that will only be used with modern computers and game consoles. NTFS should be used when installing a drive in a Windows computer.<\/p>\n<p>Whether you\u2019re formatting an internal drive, external drive, USB flash drive, or SD card, Windows gives you the choice of using three different file systems: NTFS, FAT32, and exFAT.\u00a0The Format dialog in Windows doesn\u2019t explain the difference, so we will.<\/p>\n<h2 role=\"heading\" aria-level=\"2\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"What_Is_a_File_System\"><\/span>What Is a File System?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>A <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.howtogeek.com\/196051\/htg-explains-what-is-a-file-system-and-why-are-there-so-many-of-them\/\">file system provides a way of organizing a drive. It specifies how data is stored on the drive and what types of information can be attached to files\u2014filenames, permissions, and other attributes. Windows supports three different file systems. NTFS is the most modern file system. Windows uses NTFS for its system drive and, by default, for most non-removable drives.<\/p>\n<p>FAT32 is an older file system that\u2019s not as efficient as NTFS and doesn\u2019t support as big a feature set, but does offer greater compatibility with other operating systems. exFAT is a modern replacement for FAT32\u2014and more devices and operating systems support it than NTFS\u2014but it\u2019s not nearly as widespread as FAT32.<\/p>\n<h2 role=\"heading\" aria-level=\"2\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"What_Is_NTFS\"><\/span>What Is NTFS?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<figure style=\"width: 730px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-871605 size-full\" data-pagespeed-lazy-src=\"https:\/\/www.howtogeek.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/52651182169_f06ff010f1_o.jpg?trim=1,1&amp;bg-color=000&amp;pad=1,1\" alt=\"\" width=\"730\" height=\"411\" data-credittext=\"Corbin Davenport \/ How-To Geek\" src=\"\/pagespeed_static\/1.JiBnMqyl6S.gif\" onload=\"pagespeed.lazyLoadImages.loadIfVisibleAndMaybeBeacon(this);\" onerror=\"this.onerror=null;pagespeed.lazyLoadImages.loadIfVisibleAndMaybeBeacon(this);\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\"><span class=\"imagecredit\">Corbin Davenport \/ How-To Geek<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>NTFS is the modern file system Windows likes to use by default. When you install Windows, it formats your drive with the NTFS file system.\u00a0NTFS has file and partition size limits that are so theoretically huge you won\u2019t run up against them. NTFS first <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/download-scripts-themes-apps\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"9\" title=\"Download Scripts &amp; Themes &amp; Apps\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">app<\/a>eared in consumer versions of Windows with\u00a0Windows XP, though it originally debuted with Windows NT. The name is short for \u201cNT File System.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>NTFS is packed with modern features not available to FAT32 and exFAT. NTFS supports file permissions for security, a change journal that can help quickly recover errors if your computer crashes, shadow copies for backups, encryption, disk quota limits, hard links, and various other features. Many of these are crucial\u00a0for an operating system drive\u2014especially file permissions.<\/p>\n<p>Your Windows system partition must be NTFS. If you have a secondary drive alongside Windows and you plan on installing programs to it, you should probably go ahead and make it NTFS, too. And, if you have any drives where compatibility isn\u2019t really an issue\u2014because you know you\u2019ll just be using them on Windows systems\u2014go ahead and choose NTFS.<\/p>\n<p>Despite its advantages, where NTFS lacks is compatibility. It\u2019ll work with all recent versions of Windows\u2014all the way back to Windows XP\u2014but it has limited compatibility with other operating systems. By default, Macs can only read NTFS drives, not <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.howtogeek.com\/733350\/how-to-make-a-usb-drive-that-can-be-read-on-macs-and-pcs\/\">write to them. Some Linux distributions may enable NTFS-writing support, but some may be read-only. None of Sony\u2019s PlayStation consoles support NTFS. Even Microsoft\u2019s own Xbox 360 can\u2019t read\u00a0NTFS drives, although the new Xbox Series X, S, and One can.\u00a0Other devices are even less likely to support NTFS.<\/p>\n<p><b>Compatibility<\/b>: Works with all versions of Windows,\u00a0but read-only with Mac by default, and may be read-only by default with some Linux distributions. Other devices\u2014with the exception of Microsoft\u2019s Xbox One\u2014probably won\u2019t support NTFS.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Limits<\/strong>: 128 petabyte (theoretically 2^64 bytes) maximum file size, 128 petabyte maximum partition size.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Ideal Use<\/strong>: Use it for your Windows system drive and other internal drives that will just be used with Windows.<\/p>\n<h2 role=\"heading\" aria-level=\"2\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"What_Is_FAT32\"><\/span>What Is FAT32?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<figure style=\"width: 730px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-871602 size-full\" data-pagespeed-lazy-src=\"https:\/\/www.howtogeek.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/USB-drives.jpg?trim=1,1&amp;bg-color=000&amp;pad=1,1\" alt=\"\" width=\"730\" height=\"411\" data-credittext=\"Jason Fitzpatrick \/ How-To Geek\" src=\"\/pagespeed_static\/1.JiBnMqyl6S.gif\" onload=\"pagespeed.lazyLoadImages.loadIfVisibleAndMaybeBeacon(this);\" onerror=\"this.onerror=null;pagespeed.lazyLoadImages.loadIfVisibleAndMaybeBeacon(this);\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\"><span class=\"imagecredit\">Jason Fitzpatrick \/ How-To Geek<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>FAT32 is the oldest of the three file systems available to Windows. It was introduced all the way back in Windows 95 to replace the older FAT16 file system used in MS-DOS and Windows 3. The name is short for \u201cFile Allocation Table 32.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The FAT32 file system\u2019s age has advantages and disadvantages. The big advantage is that because it\u2019s so old, FAT32 is the de-facto standard. <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.howtogeek.com\/177529\/htg-explains-why-are-removable-drives-still-using-fat32-instead-of-ntfs\/\">Flash drives you purchase will often\u00a0come formatted with FAT32 for maximum compatibility across not just modern computers, but other devices like game consoles and anything with a USB port.<\/p>\n<p>Limitations come with that age, however.\u00a0Individual files on a FAT32 drive can\u2019t be over 4GB in size\u2014that\u2019s the maximum. A FAT32 partition must also be less than 8TB, which admittedly is less of a limitation unless you\u2019re using super-high-capacity drives.<\/p>\n<p>While FAT32 is\u00a0okay for USB flash drives and other external <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/social-mediaa\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"1\" title=\"Social Media\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">media<\/a>\u2014especially if you know you\u2019ll be using them on anything other than Windows PCs\u2014you won\u2019t want to FAT32\u00a0for an internal drive. It lacks the permissions and other security features built into the more modern NTFS file system. Also, modern versions of Windows can no longer be installed to a drive formatted with FAT32; they must be installed to drives formatted with NTFS.<\/p>\n<p><b>Compatibility<\/b>: Works with all versions of Windows, Mac, Linux, game consoles, and practically anything with a USB port.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Limits<\/strong>: 4GB maximum file size, 8TB maximum partition size.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Ideal Use<\/strong>: Use it on removable drives where you need maximum compatibility with the widest range of devices, assuming you don\u2019t have any files 4GB or larger in size.<\/p>\n<h2 role=\"heading\" aria-level=\"2\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"What_Is_exFAT\"><\/span>What Is exFAT?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<figure style=\"width: 730px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-871603 size-full\" data-pagespeed-lazy-src=\"https:\/\/www.howtogeek.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/Rugged-External.jpg?trim=1,1&amp;bg-color=000&amp;pad=1,1\" alt=\"\" width=\"730\" height=\"411\" data-credittext=\"Justin Duino \/ How-To Geek\" src=\"\/pagespeed_static\/1.JiBnMqyl6S.gif\" onload=\"pagespeed.lazyLoadImages.loadIfVisibleAndMaybeBeacon(this);\" onerror=\"this.onerror=null;pagespeed.lazyLoadImages.loadIfVisibleAndMaybeBeacon(this);\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\"><span class=\"imagecredit\">Justin Duino \/ How-To Geek<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The exFAT file system was introduced in 2006 and was added to older versions of Windows with updates to Windows XP and Windows Vista. exFAT is\u00a0<a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.howtogeek.com\/73178\/what-file-system-should-i-use-for-my-usb-drive\/\">optimized for flash drives\u2014designed to be a lightweight file system like FAT32, but without the extra features and overhead of NTFS and without the limitations of FAT32. The name is short for \u201cExtended File Allocation Table.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Like NTFS, exFAT has very large limits on file and partition sizes, allowing you to store files much larger than the 4 GB allowed by FAT32.<\/p>\n<p>While exFAT doesn\u2019t quite match FAT32\u2019s compatibility, it is more widely compatible than NTFS. While macOS includes read-only support for NTFS, Macs offer full read-write support for exFAT. exFAT drives can be accessed on Linux by installing the appropriate software. Devices can be a bit of a mixed bag. The PlayStation5 and PlayStation 4 support exFAT; the PlayStation 3 does not. The Xbox <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/watch-movies-tv-seriess\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"8\" title=\"Watch Movies &amp; TV Series\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Series<\/a> X, S, and One support it, but the Xbox 360 does not.<\/p>\n<p><b>Compatibility<\/b>: Works with all versions of Windows and modern versions of macOS, but requires additional software on older versions of Linux. Any Linux distribution running Linux Kernel 5.7 or newer \u2014 like Ubuntu 22.04 \u2014 support exFAT natively. More devices support exFAT than support NTFS, but some\u2014particularly older ones\u2014may only support FAT32.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Limits<\/strong>: 128 petabyte (theoretically 2^64 bytes) maximum file size, 128 petabyte maximum partition size<\/p>\n<p><strong>Ideal Use<\/strong>: Use it when you need bigger file size and partition limits than FAT32 offers and when you need more compatibility than NTFS offers. Assuming that every device you want to use the drive with supports exFAT, you should format your device with exFAT instead of FAT32.<\/p>\n<h2 role=\"heading\" aria-level=\"2\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"NTFS_vs_FAT32\"><\/span>NTFS vs. FAT32<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>NTFS supports larger files, larger drives, but is compatible with fewer devices than FAT32. NTFS also supports advanced security and file journaling features. Those factors make NTFS more suitable for use with internal storage than FAT32, at least if you\u2019re using Windows. Computers running MacOS or Linux will be able to read storage drives using an NTFS file system, but they can\u2019t always<a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.howtogeek.com\/236055\/how-to-write-to-ntfs-drives-on-a-mac\/\"> write to them without additional software or drivers.<\/p>\n<p>All other things being equal, NTFS is <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/general\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"3\" title=\"General\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">general<\/a>ly faster than FAT32, too. Of course, the real speeds you see typically depend more on your hardware than your file system. For example, a PCIe NVMe drive formatted with FAT32 would still leave a USB 2.0 flash drive in the dust.<\/p>\n<p>On the other hand, FAT32 support is basically universal, even though it is ancient in computer terms. That makes it ideal if you want to move files between multiple devices without worrying about compatibility. If something has a USB port, the odds are quite good that it can use a FAT32 USB drive without any issues. Just keep in mind that FAT32 doesn\u2019t work nicely with files larger than 4 gigabytes.<\/p>\n<h2 role=\"heading\" aria-level=\"2\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"exFAT_vs_FAT32\"><\/span><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" name=\"autotoc_anchor_5\">exFAT vs. FAT32<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>exFAT is the successor to FAT32, and addresses FAT32\u2019s biggest limitations:\u00a0file and drive sizes. FAT32 can\u2019t handle partitions larger than 8TB, or files larger than 4GB, whereas exFAT can handle files and partitions up to 128 petabytes, which is 128,000 terabytes.<\/p>\n<p>The only area where exFAT loses to FAT32 is compatibility. The f<a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/click.linksynergy.com\/deeplink?id=2QzUaswX1as&amp;mid=24542&amp;u1=htg\/235596|xid:{xid}&amp;murl=https%3A%2F%2Fcloudblogs.microsoft.com%2Fopensource%2F2019%2F08%2F28%2Fexfat-linux-kernel%2F&amp;___trxnet=ls\">ull exFAT specification wasn\u2019t available publicly until 2019<\/a>, and that probably delayed adoption. All newer consoles, Macs, Windows PCs, and Linux PCs can run exFAT without an issue, but older Linux PCs might require special drivers. Older consoles cannot use exFAT at all.<\/p>\n<p>FAT32 is also slower than exFAT, but the speed gap isn\u2019t as large between exFAT and FAT32 as it is between FAT32 and NTFS. Like with most things, the main speed bottleneck will be your hardware, not the file system you use.<\/p>\n<h2 role=\"heading\" aria-level=\"2\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"exFAT_vs_NTFS\"><\/span><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" name=\"autotoc_anchor_6\">exFAT vs. NTFS<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>NTFS and exFAT are tied when it comes to file and partition sizes. They can both handle partitions up to 128 petabytes, and files even larger than that (theoretically).<\/p>\n<p>However, NTFS is slightly faster, has additional security features, file journaling, <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/click.linksynergy.com\/deeplink?id=2QzUaswX1as&amp;mid=24542&amp;u1=htg\/235596|xid:{xid}&amp;murl=https%3A%2F%2Flearn.microsoft.com%2Fen-us%2Fprevious-versions%2Fwindows%2Fit-pro%2Fwindows-server-2008-r2-and-2008%2Fcc771388%28v%3Dws.10%29&amp;___trxnet=ls\">automatic corruption correction with self-healing NTFS,<\/a> and countless other advanced features that make it better suited for internal use in computers.<\/p>\n<p>The only major advantage exFAT has is portability. NTFS support is very mixed, and you can only rely on NTFS working with a Windows PC. exFAT, on the other hand, will work with just about anything other than old Linux installations or old gaming consoles. That makes it ideal for modern external SSDs or external hard drives that will be used on multiple devices.<\/p>\n<hr\/>\n<p>If that all seems like a lot, just remember: NTFS is ideal for internal drives, while exFAT is generally ideal for flash drives. However, you may sometimes need to format an external drive with FAT32 if exFAT isn\u2019t supported on a device you need to use it with.<\/p>\n<p>If you need a file system that can handle more than NTFS or exFAT can offer, you should just use ZFS instead. 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