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FAT32 FAT32 is an enhancement of the FAT file system. It uses 32-bit file
allocation table entries, rather than the 16-bit entries used by the FAT
system, so FAT32 supports larger disk or partition sizes (up to 2
terabytes). The minimum size for a FAT32 partition is 256 MB.
DOS, Windows 3.x, Windows NT 3.51/4.0, and early versions of
Windows 95 (before version 4.00.950B) do not recognize FAT32 and
cannot read files on a FAT32 partition.
FAT32x FAT32x is a proprietary file system developed by Microsoft to enable
FAT32 partitions beyond 1024 cylinders (~8GB). Windows 95 OSR2
and later versions of Windows may use FAT32x partitions.
Linux Ext2
and Ext3
The Linux Ext2 and Ext3 file systems are only accessible by Linux, a
freeware version of UNIX. The Linux Ext2 file system supports a
maximum partition size of 4 terabytes.
Linux Swap Holds a Linux swap file. The maximum usable size of a Linux swap
file is 128 MB. (This limitation, however, does not apply if you are
using a Linux Kernel that is verion 2.2.x or later.) The default size
shown when you create a Linux swap partition may be slightly larger
because of the physical geometry on the hard disk.
NTFS The New Technology File System (NTFS) is accessible by Windows
NT, Windows 2000, and Windows XP. NTFS is not recommended
for use on disks less than 400 MB because it uses a great deal of
space for system structures.
Unformatted Unformatted partitions reserve a portion of the disk but are not
assigned a file structure.
Unallocated
space
Unallocated space is the portion of a hard disk that is not currently
assigned to any partition.
Partition
Type Description