|
Criteria |
NTFS5 |
NTFS |
exFAT/FAT64 |
FAT32 |
FAT16 |
FAT12 |
|
Operating System |
Windows 2000
Windows XP
Windows 2003 Server
Windows Vista
Windows 7 |
Windows NT
Windows 2000
Windows XP
Windows 2003 Server
Windows Vista
Windows 7 |
Windows CE 6.0
Windows Vista SP1
Windows 7
WinXP+KB955704 |
DOS v7 and higher
Windows 98
Windows ME
Windows 2000
Windows
XP
Windows 2003 Server
Windows Vista
Windows 7 |
DOS
All versions of
Microsoft Windows |
DOS
All versions of
Microsoft Windows |
|
|
|
Limitations |
|
Max Volume Size |
2TB |
2TB |
64ZB
|
32GB for all OS.
2TB for some OS |
2GB for all OS.
4GB for some OS |
16MB |
|
Max Files on Volume |
Nearly Unlimited |
Nearly Unlimited |
Nearly Unlimited |
4194304 |
65536 |
|
|
Max File Size |
Limit Only by
Volume Size |
Limit Only by
Volume Size |
16ZB |
4GB minus 2 Bytes |
2GB (Limit Only
by Volume Size) |
16MB (Limit Only
by Volume Size) |
|
Max Clusters Number |
Nearly Unlimited |
Nearly Unlimited |
4294967295 |
4177918 |
65520 |
4080 |
|
Max File Name Length |
Up to 255 |
Up to 255 |
Up to 255 |
Up to 255 |
Standard - 8.3
Extended - up to
255 |
Up to 254 |
|
|
|
File System Features |
|
Unicode File Names |
Unicode
Character Set |
Unicode
Character Set |
Unicode
Character Set |
System
Character Set |
System
Character Set |
System
Character Set |
|
System Records Mirror |
MFT Mirror File |
MFT Mirror File |
No |
Second Copy of FAT |
Second Copy of FAT |
Second Copy of FAT |
|
Boot Sector Location |
First and Last Sectors |
First and Last Sectors |
Sectors 0 to 11
Copy in 12 to 23 |
First Sector and
Copy in Sector #6 |
First Sector |
First Sector |
|
File Attributes |
Standard and Custom |
Standard and Custom |
Standard Set |
Standard Set |
Standard Set |
Standard Set |
|
Alternate Streams |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
No |
No |
No |
|
Compression |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
No |
No |
No |
|
Encryption |
Yes |
No |
No |
No |
No |
No |
|
Object Permissions |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
No |
No |
|
Disk Quotas |
Yes |
No |
No |
No |
No |
No |
|
Sparse Files |
Yes |
No |
No |
No |
No |
No |
|
Reparse Points |
Yes |
No |
No |
No |
No |
No |
|
Volume Mount Points |
Yes |
No |
No |
No |
No |
No |
|
|
|
Overall Performance |
|
Built-In Security |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes
minimal ACL only |
No |
No |
No |
|
Recoverability |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes
if TFAT activated |
No |
No |
No |
|
Performance |
Low on small volumes
High on Large |
Low on small volumes
High on Large |
High |
High on small volumes
Low on large |
Highest on small volumes
Low on large |
High |
|
Disk Space Economy |
Max |
Max |
Max |
Average |
Minimal on large volumes |
Max |
|
Fault Tolerance |
Max |
Max |
Yes
if TFAT activated |
Minimal |
Average |
Average |
