Methods and uses of the FAT and NTFS formats under Windows

In the Dos/windows 95 system before Win98, our system disk is widely used FAT16 format, FAT32 format is from the Windows98 system, is widely used, and today's XP system is still using this format, but as the Windows system is constantly updated , disk capacity is also increasing, and fat format is unable to meet the needs of users, so the WIN7/WIN8/WIN10 system users are using the NTFS disk format,

Different format uses

FAT16 format: This disk partition capacity of the largest 2GB, but with the development of the era of computer hardware are constantly upgrading, hard disk space from the initial very small space to the later dozens of gb,fat16 file system shortcomings are more and more obvious, naturally there is a new file system, It's called FAT32.

FAT32 format: From the beginning of the Windows98 system has been widely used, is currently still a lot of XP systems are still using this file system format.

NTFS format: But with the development of the Times, the disk space capacity is more and more large, and a single file and all aspects are promoted, FAT32 partition format is more and more inadequate, naturally appear another file partition format He is the NTFS disk format, the current xp/win7/ This disk partition format is used by the WIN8 system.

Ways to differentiate system disk formats

1. Normally we double-click to open "Computer" (under XP system for "My Computer")!

2. In the pop-up Computer Resource Management window, we right-click any disk to select Properties, you can see the format of the disk belongs to!