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FAT 32 Limits
DOS 6.22
2TB limit (using FAT32, if FAT16 - still at 2GB limit).
28 bit pointers - 4 bits reserved.
Capable of 2TiB limit.
Win 2000/XP will only format a max of 32 GiB under fat32.
Size of individual file 2GiB -1
Win 95 SE or Win95B, Win 98.
1 cluster = 4 K to 32K
8 GB limit per partition because of other BIOS/OS limits.
3rd party vendors provide BIOS override routines to get >8GB on older pcs.
Newer machines have improved BIOS.
FAT 32 reserves 11 pointers as did DOS12/16.
Larger pointer allows smaller clusters with large drives.
Designed to use LBA