The following table contains the subject limits:
FAT16 | FAT32 |
NTFS |
|
Maximum File Size | 232 - 1 bytes | 232 - 1 bytes |
264 bytes - 1 KB (Theoretical) 244 bytes - 64 KB (Implementation) |
Maximum Volume Size | 4 GB | 32 GB |
264 allocation units (Theoretical) 232 allocation units (Implementation) |
Clusters per Volume | 65,535 Max. | 65,527 - 4,177,918 |
264 (Theoretical) 232 (Implementation) |
Maximum Files per Volume | 216 | 222 (~4 million) |
232 - 1 |
NOTE: See default allocation unit sizes.
NOTE: The current practical limit for an NTFS volume is 2 terabytes (232 * 512 byte sectors) because the industry standard partition table maximum is 232 sectors.
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