| File System Name | Fat16 | Fat32 | exFAT | NTFS |
| Volume limit | 4GB | 2TB | 128PB | 2TB |
| File limit | 2GB | 4GB | 16EB | 16EB |
| Security | O | O | O | X |
| Corruption prevention | O | O | O | X |
| Comment | Old / Obsolete | Some limits | Journaling prevents corruption Not supported by Windows Phones |
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| Time Response | - | 2000ms | 10ms | 100ns |
| Support | Rare | Majority | Some | Most |
| Over head | Light | Light | Medium | Heavy |
Data integrity: NTFS is the only option. Other formats could be used but any transfer of files needs stored file integrity verification.
