FAT file systems

GPTKB entity

Statements (63)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf File system family
gptkbp:allocationUnit Cluster
gptkbp:bootSector BIOS Parameter Block
gptkbp:developedBy gptkb:Microsoft
gptkbp:directoryStructure Root directory
Subdirectories
gptkbp:fileNameLengthLimit 8.3 characters (FAT12/16)
255 characters (FAT32 with VFAT)
gptkbp:firstReleased 1977
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label FAT file systems
gptkbp:limitation Fragmentation
Limited file size
Limited volume size
No built-in encryption
No compression
No file permissions
No journaling
No support for hard links
No support for symbolic links
gptkbp:maxFileSize 4 GB (FAT32)
2 GB (FAT16)
32 MB (FAT12)
gptkbp:maxVolumeSize 2 TB (FAT32)
32 MB (FAT12)
4 GB (FAT16)
gptkbp:partitionTypeCode 0x01 (FAT12)
0x04, 0x06 (FAT16)
0x0B, 0x0C (FAT32)
gptkbp:predecessor File Allocation Table (FAT)
gptkbp:standardizedBy gptkb:ECMA-107
gptkb:ISO/IEC_9293
gptkbp:successor gptkb:NTFS
gptkb:exFAT
gptkbp:supportedBy gptkb:FreeDOS
gptkb:Android
gptkb:Windows
gptkb:macOS
gptkb:Linux
gptkb:ReactOS
Game consoles
Digital cameras
gptkbp:supports gptkb:FAT12
gptkb:FAT16
gptkb:FAT32
gptkbp:supportsFormat Cluster-based
Non-journaling
gptkbp:supportsMetadata Timestamps
Cluster chain
File attributes
File size
Volume label
gptkbp:usedIn gptkb:Windows
gptkb:MS-DOS
gptkb:OS/2
Embedded systems
USB flash drives
Memory cards
Digital cameras
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Encrypting_File_System
gptkb:Master_File_Table
gptkb:UEFI_shell
gptkb:Volume_Boot_Record
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7