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Like NTFS, exFAT can pre-allocate disk space for a file by just marking arbitrary space on disk as "allocated". For each file, exFAT uses two separate 64-bit fields in the directory: the valid data length (VDL), which indicates the real size of the file, and the physical data length.
NTFS: Partial (with third-party drivers) Yes Native since Linux Kernel 5.15 NTFS3. Older kernels may use backported NTFS3 driver or ntfs-3g [72] Read only, write support needs Paragon NTFS or ntfs-3g: Needs 3rd-party drivers like Paragon NTFS for Win98, DiskInternals NTFS Reader: Yes No Yes with ntfs-3g? Yes with ntfs-3g: No Yes with ntfs-3g?
File Allocation Table (FAT) is a file system developed for personal computers and was the default file system for the MS-DOS and Windows 9x operating systems. [citation needed] Originally developed in 1977 for use on floppy disks, it was adapted for use on hard disks and other devices.
Windows 7 also supports the newer exFAT file system. As the ReadyBoost cache is stored as a file, the flash drive must be formatted as FAT32, NTFS, or exFAT in order to have a cache size greater than FAT16's 2 GB filesize limit; if the desired cache size is 4 GB (the FAT32 filesize limit) or larger, the drive must be formatted as NTFS or exFAT.
NTFS 1.1 1995: Windows 95: FAT16B with VFAT: 1996: Windows NT 4.0: NTFS 1.2 1998: Mac OS 8.1 / macOS: HFS Plus (HFS+) 1998: Windows 98: FAT32 with VFAT: 2000 SUSE Linux Enterprise 6.4 ReiserFS [1] [2] 2000: Windows Me: FAT32 with VFAT: 2000: Windows 2000: NTFS 3.0 2000: Ututo GNU/Linux: ext4: 2000: Knoppix: ext3: 2000: Red Hat Linux: ext3: 2001 ...
Tuxera was the first independent vendor to receive legal access to exFAT and TexFAT specifications, source code and verification tools from Microsoft. [10] Tuxera exFAT can be found in automotive infotainment systems, Android phones and tablets from ASUS, Fujitsu, Panasonic, Pantech and others. [11]
exFAT is supported in macOS starting with version 10.6.5 (Snow Leopard). [32] Support in other operating systems is sparse since implementing support for exFAT requires a license. exFAT is the only file system that is fully supported on both macOS and Windows that can hold files larger than 4 GB. [33] [34]
The developers of NTFS-3G later formed a company, Tuxera Inc., to further develop the code. NTFS-3G is now the free "community edition", [2] while Tuxera NTFS is the proprietary version. In 2021, Linus Torvalds merged a different NTFS (experimental as of 6.0) [7] implementation called NTFS3 into the Linux kernel 5.15. [8]