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What are the pros and cons of FAT32 and NTFS?

April 26, 2017cons FAT32 NTFS pros

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What are the pros and cons of FAT32 and NTFS?

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NTFS offers a smaller cluster size (0.5) compared to FAT32 (4). This means more space for you. NTFS also allows compression and additional security features.

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NTFS offers a smaller cluster size (0.5) compared to FAT32 (4). This means more space for you. NTFS also allows compression and additional security features. Many people recommend formatting to a NTFS partition rather than converting the drive for speed reasons. You can go to this Microsoft article for more information, which lists only the pros .