If you've used a Windows computer, you've likely encountered the NTFS, exFAT, and FAT32 file systems, even if you didn't know it. While most people don't really have to engage with these systems ...

FAT is Fattening: Some of Microsoft's technical decisions in Windows originated from arbitrary or outdated constraints, many of which could now be removed with relative ease. Case in point: the FAT32 ...

In 1996, Microsoft introduced the FAT32 file system as an update to the previous version, FAT16. At the time, Microsoft imposed a limit on the creation of FAT32 partitions, deciding that the maximum ...

Finally, the stock Windows tools will let you format a FAT32 drive up to 2 TB instead of locking you to a 32 GB maximum! The size limit was never baked into the FAT32 spec itself. With a 32-bit field ...