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Microsoft boosts Windows’ FAT32 partition size limit after nearly three decades (www.engadget.com)
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[–] [email protected] 84 points 3 months ago (4 children)

I love how the arstechnica article words it like you will never need FAT32 and it's silly to consider it.

I had to download fat32format I don't know how many times because I needed to format an extra large SD Card or USB drive for some device. Microsoft really shafted exFAT's adoption with their licensing.

[–] [email protected] 23 points 3 months ago (1 children)

FAT32 is also really simple to implement. Supporting exFAT may require a larger microcontroller with more memory, which results in a more expensive product.

[–] [email protected] 32 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago) (1 children)

FAT32 is the java of file systems. Works everywhere, on anything. But everyone hates it.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 3 months ago

Even my speaker can read fat32, but I never format any storage in that system

[–] [email protected] 14 points 3 months ago (1 children)

I personally haven't had to touch it in over a decade, but I guess there's probably some uses for it still, yeah.

[–] [email protected] 42 points 3 months ago (3 children)

Personal computers and flagship phones? Yeah you can probably use exFAT.

Video game consoles and handhelds? Dashcams? Car entertainment centers? Cheap android devices? 100% going to be FAT32 partitioned with a Master Boot Record

[–] Dhs92 9 points 3 months ago (2 children)

Low end motherboard BIOS flashing

[–] [email protected] 6 points 3 months ago

I just flashed my mobo last night and it wanted a fat32 fs. It’s not low-end at all.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 3 months ago (1 children)

You think high end motherboards are going to flash from XFS?

[–] Dhs92 2 points 3 months ago

I've seen a few that can read ExFAT

[–] [email protected] 3 points 3 months ago

Yup, I had to download a program to format my 64Gb micro SD card for my 3ds last year.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 3 months ago

I needed it for a printer the other day!

[–] mhm 14 points 3 months ago

Yep, many smart TVs still only accept FAT32 format. I have to split my HDR videos into multiple files to be able to watch them on TV — because of 4GiB size limit.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 3 months ago

Rufus is your friend