

The folders are nothing more than simple file cabinets where the information that is stored is classified, it is, we could say, the shelf where all the files (books) of a library are stored and classified. The limitation is found in the maximum number of files that can be managed on the hard drive, a number that cannot exceed 268,173,300. Storage drives with this file system can only store files with a maximum size of 4 GB.Īs for the number of folders that can be created on a drive with this file format, there is no limitation.

This file system offers us a series of limitations that reduce its use to older computers and external storage units, since it only allows us to create partitions of a maximum of 2 TB, a limitation similar to the one we have traditionally found with versions of 32 and 64 bits of Windows, where depending on the version, the computer was not able to take advantage of all the RAM memory of the device.Īlong with the maximum size of 2 TB when creating partitions, another limitation of this file system is found in the maximum file size. This file system uses 32-bit cluster addresses (although only 28 of them are functional).
WETRANSFER SIZE LIMIT UPDATE
The FAT32 file system officially hit the market with the release of the second major update to Windows 95. Each one has a different purpose depending on the type of unit we want to use as long as we want to get the most out of the storage it offers us. Currently, the number of file systems in Windows has been reduced to three: FAT32, exFAT and NTFS.
