Windows file systems
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WINDOWS
FAT
- FAT not larger than 4GB
- FAT32 not larger than 64GB
- exFAT for removable drives
NTFS
- supports ACL, encryption, etc.
- Formatting:
- MBR (upto 2TB)
- GPT
ReFS
- Introduced with Server 2012
- Has enhanced resiliency to data corruption
- Not feature-parity with NTFS
- Not suitable for boot volumes and removable media