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Old 16-06-2008, 03:12 PM   #1 (permalink)
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i want to know what is the smallest partition we can create using FAT32 format ?
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Old 16-06-2008, 03:20 PM   #2 (permalink)
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By FAT32 standards it is around 260 MB. But on Windows it restricts to 512 MB minimum (No idea why, maybe for forcing better performance.)
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By FAT32 standards it is around 260 MB. But on Windows it restricts to 512 MB minimum (No idea why, maybe for forcing better performance.)
not for any OS just tell what is the min. is it 128KB,10MB or 32MB or something else!??
Actually this question was in JTO Exam.... So That's why i'm asking....!!
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Just said it, read again.

By standards it is 260 MB minimum.
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By FAT32 standards it is around 260 MB. But on Windows it restricts to 512 MB minimum (No idea why, maybe for forcing better performance.)
Is it, then how come you can format a 128 MB pendrive in FAT? Do you use FAT 16 there?
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NO dude even 128Mb is fat32 only.....atleast dats wot mine reads
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