Difference between FAT & NTFS File Systems

It provides no security if the user logs in locally. The file and folder level security permission does not exist.
It supports only 8 characters long file name.
It is suitable for a partition disks that is less than 500 MB.
Partition and file size can be up to 4 GB.
It supports no file compression.
Disk can get fragmented thus slowing down the access.
It is not very reliable since it does not support bad cluster mapping.

It provides security for both local and remote users. The security is provided to the level of files and folders.
It supports 255 characters long file name.
It is suitable for partition that is greater than 500 MB.
Partition size can be up to 16 Exabyte.
It supports file compression.
It provides lesser possibility of fragmentation.
It is highly reliable since it supports bad cluster mapping and transaction logging.

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