NTFS ( NT File System) - Microsoft introduced NTFS in Windows NT 3.1, and is now the default file system for Windows.exFAT ( Extensible File Allocation Table) - exFAT was designed as a replacement for FAT and optimized for USB flash drives and SD cards.With the limited file size ( 4GB for FAT32) and limited volume size ( 32TB for FAT32), and the ever-increasing size of drives, FAT is now used only for smaller USB drives. FAT ( File Allocation Table) ( FAT12, FAT16, FAT32) - FAT was initially developed for floppy disks and was soon adapted to hard drives and other devices.So here is a list of the various file systems and what operating systems they work with.
One file system may be fully compatible ( read and write) with your OS, while another may not be compatible at all. With the three top operating systems, it is hard to know exactly what file system your operating system will work with.
