01-25-2024, 09:46 PM
(This post was last modified: 01-25-2024, 10:19 PM by TheOldPresbyope.
Edit Reason: fixed typo; added ETA
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A FAT32 partition is limited to no more than 8GB 8TB and no file in it can exceed 4GB. Even though Microsoft invented the format, inexplicitly Windows has this 32GB limit.
An exFAT partition is essentially unlimited in both partition size and file size. Microsoft invented this format too, kept it proprietary for the first decade or so, and finally released its specification publicly just four years ago.
Supposedly, operations on an exFAT partition are somewhat faster (maybe 25 percent) than on a FAT32 partition, but that advantage may disappear with USB interfaces.
AFAIK all modern Linux systems are fine with both types.
Regards,
Kent
ETA - Thanks, Tim, for noticing my typo. Either too much or too little coffee, not sure which
As well, various publications seem to differ on the exact limits --- among other things it depends on the bytes/sector allocation.
An exFAT partition is essentially unlimited in both partition size and file size. Microsoft invented this format too, kept it proprietary for the first decade or so, and finally released its specification publicly just four years ago.
Supposedly, operations on an exFAT partition are somewhat faster (maybe 25 percent) than on a FAT32 partition, but that advantage may disappear with USB interfaces.
AFAIK all modern Linux systems are fine with both types.
Regards,
Kent
ETA - Thanks, Tim, for noticing my typo. Either too much or too little coffee, not sure which
As well, various publications seem to differ on the exact limits --- among other things it depends on the bytes/sector allocation.
