What does the FAT32 do for the PC anyway?

What does FAT32 even do for the computer???
C

Makes the performance a little better. The primary thing it does is save
space on the hard drive.

Cluster size is the amount of space used to store a file. For example, if
the cluster size is 16 kb, a 1 kb file will take up 16 kb of space on a hard
drive. The 15 kb that is lost is known as slack space. The cluster size
used by the system is determined by the size of the partition. Here is a
chart that will give approximate space lost for an average user.

.. Partition Size Cluster Typical Amount
Size of Wasted Space
Fat 32
512 MB - 8191 MB 4K 4%
8192 MB - 16383 MB 8K 10%
16384 MB - 32767 MB 16K 25%
Larger than 32768 MB 32K 40%
Fat 16
128 MB - 255 MB 4K 4%
256 MB - 511 MB 8K 10%
512 MB - 1023 MB 16K 25%
1024 MB - 2048 MB 32K 40%



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"C" wrote in message
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What does FAT32 even do for the computer???
C

On Thu, 7 Oct 2004 15:17:07 -0700, "C"
wrote:

What does FAT32 even do for the computer???

Depending on how one should interpret you question, a sensible answer
could be: "nothing!", since it is a filesystem, that is, a way to
organize data on one's physical support. Thus another IMHO close
answer could be: "it lets you put some files on your HD!". Is it fine?


Michele
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