FAT
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FAT (File Allocation Table) is an older, simple file system commonly used on removable storage devices and supported by many operating systems, but lacking advanced features like built-in encryption and journaling.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | file system ⓘ |
| abbreviationFor | File Allocation Table NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| allocationMethod | table-based ⓘ |
| allocationTableLocation | reserved area at beginning of volume ⓘ |
| clusterSizeAffects |
maximum volume size
ⓘ
storage efficiency ⓘ |
| designedFor | disk storage ⓘ |
| directoryStructure | tree ⓘ |
| FAT12MaxVolumeSize | approximately 32 MB ⓘ |
| FAT16MaxVolumeSize | 2 GB with standard sector and cluster sizes ⓘ |
| FAT32MaxFileSize | 4 GB minus 1 byte ⓘ |
| FAT32MaxVolumeSize | 2 TB with 512-byte sectors ⓘ |
| fileSystemType |
legacy
ⓘ
simple ⓘ |
| fullName | File Allocation Table NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasVariant |
FAT12
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
FAT16 NERFINISHED ⓘ FAT32 NERFINISHED ⓘ exFAT NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| introducedBy | Microsoft NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| introducedInYear | 1977 ⓘ |
| isCommonlyUsedFor |
interoperability between operating systems
ⓘ
removable media formatting ⓘ |
| isConsidered | less reliable than journaling file systems ⓘ |
| isOptimizedFor | small to medium-sized volumes ⓘ |
| isSupersededBy |
NTFS
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
exFAT NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| lacksFeature |
access control lists
ⓘ
built-in compression ⓘ built-in encryption ⓘ file permissions comparable to POSIX ⓘ journaling ⓘ |
| originallyDevelopedFor |
MS-DOS
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Stand-alone Disk BASIC NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| supportedBy |
DOS
ⓘ
Linux NERFINISHED ⓘ Microsoft Windows NERFINISHED ⓘ macOS NERFINISHED ⓘ many embedded systems ⓘ |
| supports |
long file names (with VFAT extension)
ⓘ
short 8.3 file names ⓘ |
| usedIn |
BIOS and firmware update media
ⓘ
MP3 players ⓘ digital cameras ⓘ game consoles ⓘ |
| usedOn |
USB flash drives
ⓘ
floppy disks ⓘ hard disk drives ⓘ memory cards ⓘ removable storage devices ⓘ |
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