Windows 2000 File Systems

Windows 2000 File Systems

The primary file systems supported by Windows 2000 are NTFS (NT File System) and FAT32 (File Allocation Table 32-bit). The NTFS released with Windows 2000 is a version called NTFS 5.0, which includes support for Dynamic Disk features.

Remember Here are the files systems supported by Windows 2000:

l FAT (File Allocation Table): This is the legacy file system first used with MS-DOS and

Windows 3. x systems.

l FAT32: Windows 2000 allows FAT32 volumes of up to 2TB (terabytes) in size to be used.

Larger volumes are supported, but only if they were created under Windows 98. FAT32 is also the file system used for dual-boot systems with Windows 98.

l NTFS (NT File System): Windows 2000 fully supports this file system with volumes of up to 16 terabytes (trillions of bytes) in size. Windows 2000 will upgrade NTFS volumes to NTFS 5.0, but only Windows 2000 or NT 4.0 with service pack 4 (SP4) or later can read an NTFS 5.0 volume.

l CDFS (CD File System): A legacy CD files system that is being replaced by the UDF format.

l UDF (Universal Disk Format): A newer file system supported by newer CD-ROMs, DVDs, and other optical disks.