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Granted, for small hard drives FAT32 usually provides faster access to files than NTFS because the FAT32 structure is simpler and it does not have to constantly check for user permissions (if a user can access a file or a folder).
On the other hand NTFS minimizes the number of disk accesses and time needed to find a file. In addition, if a folder is small enough to fit in the MFT record, NTFS reads the entire folder when it reads its MFT record.
A FAT32 folder entry contains an index of the file allocation table, which identifies the cluster number for the first cluster of the folder. To view a file, FAT32 has to search the folder structure.
Fragmentation of the file. If a file is badly fragmented, NTFS usually requires fewer disk accesses than FAT32 to find all of the fragments.
Originally Posted by pjnt NTFS or Fat 32. One is faster the other more stable, respectively I believe. |
On the other hand NTFS minimizes the number of disk accesses and time needed to find a file. In addition, if a folder is small enough to fit in the MFT record, NTFS reads the entire folder when it reads its MFT record.
A FAT32 folder entry contains an index of the file allocation table, which identifies the cluster number for the first cluster of the folder. To view a file, FAT32 has to search the folder structure.
Fragmentation of the file. If a file is badly fragmented, NTFS usually requires fewer disk accesses than FAT32 to find all of the fragments.
