File System Comparison

[SkyLinerSL]

ntfs vs fat16 vs fat32 vs exfat
DIFFERENCE in a nutshell

which one is the best ?


kinda new here

 

[ahnilated]

Which one is best for what? NTFS will do all you need and your question is very vague.

 

[Entomber]

NTFS: takes up most space, allows most space to be used, use this for hard disks or solid state drives
FAT16: use this for small USB drives only
FAT32: use this for larger USB drives
exFAT: use this for Mac compatibility

 

[SkyLinerSL]

Which one is best for what? NTFS will do all you need and your question is very vague.

servers maybe

 

[SkyLinerSL]

NTFS: takes up most space, allows most space to be used, use this for hard disks or solid state drives
FAT16: use this for small USB drives only
FAT32: use this for larger USB drives
exFAT: use this for Mac compatibility

thank you FOR QUICK RESPONSEs !!

 

[Entomber]

for NAS use NFTS

 

[pasow]

NTFS: takes up most space, allows most space to be used, use this for hard disks or solid state drives
FAT16: use this for small USB drives only
FAT32: use this for larger USB drives
exFAT: use this for Mac compatibility

exFAT also doesn't have the 4GB file size limitation of FAT32.
(also its a windows format instead of OSX)