File Systems - FAT32, EXFAT, NTFS, HFS, EXT3 and EXT4

Question 1

NTFS (New Technology File System)

Answer 1

file system that allows users to set and manage permissions for files and folders for specific users and groups, making it very useful for secure network file sharing.

Additionally, it provides indexing (for faster file search), compression, and encryption on the file system level.

NTFS is much more advanced than FAT32 and is supported by all modern Windows versions.

Question 2

FAT32 - File Allocation Table

Answer 2

Providing very basic features, FAT32 is supported by many operating systems and supports partitions up to 2 TB in size.

Question 3

ext3 - Third Extended File System

Answer 3

the default file system for Linux.

Question 4

ext4 - Fourth Extended File system

Answer 4

updated version of ext3 used in Linux environments, that supports larger numbers of files and improves performance.

Question 5

APFS (Apple File System)

Answer 5

propietary to Apple; replaces the HFS and HFS+ file system on Apple OSes.

Default filesystem on Mac Sierra 10.12.4 and ios 10.3 and later.

Question 6

exFAT (Extensible File Allocation Table)

Answer 6

• designed for small flash and SSD drives
• optimized for performance and media file storage