Extended File Allocation Table

GPTKB entity

Statements (50)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf file format
gptkbp:abbreviation gptkb:exFAT
gptkbp:allocationUnitSize up to 32 MiB
gptkbp:bootSector yes
gptkbp:caseSensitivity no
gptkbp:clusterSizeRange 512 bytes to 32 MiB
gptkbp:compressionRatio no
gptkbp:designedFor SD cards
USB drives
flash drives
gptkbp:developer gptkb:Microsoft
gptkbp:directoryStructure table-based
gptkbp:encryption no
gptkbp:fileNameLengthLimit 255 UTF-16 characters
gptkbp:fileSystemFamily gptkb:FAT_family
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Extended File Allocation Table
gptkbp:introducedIn 2006
gptkbp:journaling no
gptkbp:license commercial use in some jurisdictions
gptkbp:maximumFilesPerDirectory no practical limit
gptkbp:metadataIntegrity optional checksums
gptkbp:partitionType 0x07 (MBR)
0xEX (GPT)
gptkbp:patent gptkb:Microsoft
gptkbp:preserves yes
gptkbp:readWriteSupport Windows, macOS, Linux (with drivers)
gptkbp:specifies partially
gptkbp:successor gptkb:FAT32
gptkbp:supportedBy gptkb:macOS
gptkb:Windows_Vista_SP1_and_later
Linux (with drivers)
gptkbp:supportsAccessControl no
gptkbp:supportsFileSizeUpTo 16 exabytes
gptkbp:supportsFormat gptkb:SDXC
proprietary
gptkbp:supportsHardLinks no
gptkbp:supportsLargeFiles yes
gptkbp:supportsLongFilenames yes
gptkbp:supportsSparseFiles no
gptkbp:supportsTimestamps yes
gptkbp:supportsVolumeSizeUpTo 128 pebibytes
gptkbp:usedBy digital cameras
smart TVs
gaming consoles
portable media players
automotive infotainment systems
gptkbp:usedIn gptkb:SDXC_cards
external storage devices
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:exFAT
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6