what is the difference between fat32 and NTFS file system and which is better.?

Answer 1

FAT= File Allocation Table is the old dos/windows 95/98
DOS= Disk Operating System

On the old computers bits = 4, 8,16,24,32.-- a bit is one corrector a,b,c, A,B,C, so an 8 bits would be a.b.c.d.= 4 letters and 4 dots

when microsoft brought out windows 2000 they increased the bits to 48, and progressed upwards from there on, to 48,64,128,256,512,1024, and so on, this became known as New Technology File System, hence NTFS

memory and hard disks also increased at the same rate. now the downfall was the higher the number of bits beyond 32 the old dos/windows could not read so it became more secure. so NTFS is more secure when it comes to old computers trying to read NTFS they can't, on the other hand NTFS can read the fat 32 format....

Now we have a situation where Linux and Unix can read Fat 32 and NTFS, but NTFS cant read Linux or Unix so NTFS is not as secure as it once was...

Answer 2

NTFS allows for larger hard drives, is more efficient about using space, and allows for security and compression at the file level. DOS and older operating systems will only see FAT32, though, but any modern machine, especially in a network environment, should be formatted as NTFS. You can convert from FAT32 to NTFS by running 'convert' at a command line.

Answer 3

NTFS - New Technology File System
fat & fat32 are for older Operating systems

Answer 4

fat32 is easier to read by many systems.. handy to use for pen drives etc..

ntfs is more secure , also less defragmentation and faster. so better to use for main hard drives etc.

Answer 5

NTFS is better as it is a more efficient way of storing data.