Microsoft's solution to this problem was to invent a new file system, which would be lighter than NTFS but more modern than the old FAT16 and FAT32.
Usb format for both windows and mac portable#
Even more than a decade ago, operating systems were used to power devices such as digital cameras, handheld computers (Pocket PCs), cable TV boxes, flat panel TVs, media centers, portable media players, advanced car radios and so on.īecause Windows CE was an operating system that had to run on mobile devices with limited hardware and memory, it had to use a file system that was less demanding than NTFS, which was used on more powerful devices like desktop computers and laptops. Windows CE was Microsoft's embedded operating system that was used for all sorts of devices that we call today Internet of Things.
When was exFAT invented and by who?ĮxFAT was designed by Microsoft back in 2006 and was a part of the company's Windows CE 6.0 operating system. exFAT is a newer version of the old FAT32 file system, and it is a middle ground between FAT32 and the more modern and more sophisticated NTFS file system (New Technology File System). The name of exFAT is an acronym for Extended File Allocation Table, which gives a hint for its precursors: FAT32 and FAT16. ExFAT is a file system that was created to be used on flash drives like USB memory sticks and SD cards.
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