A derivative of the file allocation table file system. It supports smaller cluster sizes and larger volumes than FAT, which results in more efficient space allocation on FAT32 volumes.

File Allocation Table 32-bit: Hard drive file system used by Windows 98, ME, 2000, and XP.

A disk file allocation system from Microsoft that uses 32-bit values for FAT entries instead of 16-bit values used by the original FAT system, enabling partition sizes up to 2TB (terabytes). FAT32 first appeared in Windows 95b and is also found in Windows 98 and Windows NT 5.0

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See File Allocation Table.

Partition size : Cluster size 512MB ~ less than 8GB : 4KB 8GB or greater ~ less than 16GB : 8KB 16GB or greater ~ less than 32GB : 16KB 32GB or greater : 32KB E.g.: If a 1KB file is stored to a hard disk drive with a partition of 2GB for FAT16, 32KB of the space in the hard disk drive is consumed. For FAT32, 4KB of the space in the hard disk drive is consumed.

A FAT partition that uses 32 bit records to store information about the location of blocks associated with files on that partition. FAT32 partitions can be any size up to 2**32 -1 K.

An enhancement of the File Allocation Table file system that supports large drives with improved disk space efficiency.

Newer version of the FAT file system, based on 32-bit integers. The file system is able to handle partitions of 2 TB size and uses the storage capacity more efficiently than FAT16.

File Allocation Table 32.An improvement on the file allocation table (FAT) in Windows 95, the release of Windows 95 known as OSR2, and Windows 98.FAT32 raises the number of bits used to address clusters and makes each cluster smaller. FAT32 supports hard disks of up to 2 terabytes (2,048GB), which is a thousand times greater than Windows 95's previous 2GB limit.FAT32 also greatly increases the number of clusters on a logical drive, providing greater storage efficiency.

The typical filling system used by windows 98 that is efficient and can extend to terabytes in size.

32-bit File Allocation Table

FAT32 is a file allocation table that contains information about where clusters of data are stored on a disk. This works in the same way as FAT but FAT32 supports larger disk sizes.

File Allocation Table, 32 bits; a modified form of the FAT file system that was introduced in Windows 98 and some late releases of Windows 95. FAT32 allows each disk to be divided into a larger number of clusters (allocation units); thus, space can be allocated in smaller units and used more efficiently.

File Allocation Table (32-bit). An extension to the FAT system to cater to larger disks and long file names.

file system for effective use of your Windows partitions

File Allocation Table maintained by an operating system on a hard disk that provides a map of the clusters that a file has been stored in. FAT 32 supports 32-bit processors.