資料來源
Feature FAT FAT32 NTFS
Maxximun filename length 255 255 255
8.3 filename compatibility Yes Yes Yes
Maximun file size 4GB 2TB 16EB
Maximun partion size 4GB 2TB 16EB
Intrinsic local security No No Yes
Intrinsic local encryption No No Yes
Intrinsic compress No Yes Yes
Supports disk qutos No No Yes
Transaction tracking No No Yes
Hot fixing No No Yes
Locally accesible MS-DOS Yes No No
Locally accesible Win95 OSR2 Yes Yes No
Locally accesible Win98 Yes Yes No
Locally accesible OS/2 Yes No No
Locally accesible Win 2000 Yes Yes Yes
Case-sensitive filename No No POSI only
Case-preserving filenames Yes Yes Yes
Fragmentation level High High Low
Used on floppy disk Yes No No
Recommended vvolume size <500MB 512MB-32GB >500MB
Directory structure Linled list B-tree
Overhead 1MB 1MB 4.5-10MB