FAT32 uses a 32-bit unsigned integer to store the file size, and thus limits each file to 232-1 bytes in size.
in the fixed partition the partition is once allocated is fixed. in fixed partition more memory wastage because of internal & external fragmentation.... in variable partition when a process comes then according to need of process the size of memory is allocated to the process
First select a partition you would like to format. There are three ways to format a chosen partition: a. Select Format in the menu Partition.b. Click Format button in the Tool Bar.c. Select the button Format Partition underthe group Partition Operations in the Action Panel.When using this function, you need to reset the drive letter and Cluster Size of the new partition. The scope of Cluster Size is 512 Bytes, 1KB, 2KB, 4KB, 8KB, 16KB, 32KB, 64 KB. We usually recommend you use the default size. When you use the default, Partition Wizard will work out the proper Cluster Size according to the size of the partition. Attention: Formatting will destroy all the data on the chosen partition. If the system partition or start partition is formatted, the current OS will not boot properly.
Windows 95 OSR2, Windows 98, and Windows Me include an updated version of the FAT file system. This updated version is called FAT32. The FAT32 file system allows for a default cluster size as small as 4 KB, and includes support for EIDE hard disk sizes larger than 2 gigabytes
To back up files with Partition Wizard, you need to select the desired partition and enter "copy". Next select the the position and hit "next". You can then set the partition size by dragging the arrow or you could the values into the text box and then click "finish".
yes But conversion from NTFS to FAT32 is not possible. One has to delete the partition and recreate FAT32 partition . Data will be lost in the process.
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Only 2 GBs. If you want more, go to FAT32, or reduce the size of your partitions.
The default cluster size for a FAT16 partition that is between 1GB and 2GB is 32kb.
The only real limit that would apply is the FAT32 partition size limit, which is about 2 TB. No Flash drive comes close to this size.
Windows 98 can be installed on a FAT16 or FAT32 partition (FAT32 is the best choice for disks larger than 512 MB, and supports long file names better).
The primary features of Norton Partition Magic are it's ability to re-size partitions of various formats, merge adjacent partitions and modify the cluster size of FAT16, FAT32 and NTFS paritions, all without loss of data.
-Much greater limit of partition size -Much greater maximum size of a file -Faster searching -Support for access control
Microsoft does not have an official tool for this, but some third-party applications are capable of this. They basically just copy files of the NTFS partition, delete it, create a new FAT32 partition, and then copy the files back.
NTFS prevents changes from unauthorized users and prevents them from reading data from a computer. Where as FAT32 does not
Windows XP only recognizes FAT16, FAT32, and NTFS partitions. If it is not one of these (such as ext3 or ReiserFS), it will report it as an "unknown partition."