File systems Core 2

NTFS (New technology file system)

A proprietary journaling file system (keeps track of changes not yet made, can help prevent data loss in the event of a power loss, etc.) developed by Microsoft, most often found in windows systems.

FAT32

A file system developed for personal computers and was the default file system of the MS DOS and windows 9x OS. Commonly found in removable media such as floppy disks, flash memory cards, USB flash drives, etc. Limited to 4 GB file size and 2 TB volume size.

exFAT

A file system optimized for flash memory such as USB and SD cards. Common found in USB and SD cards where NTFS is not a feasible solution and greater file size in needed than FAT32.

APFS

A proprietary file system developed by Apple for macOS, APFS is optimized for solid state storage. Found in mac OS, iOS, iPadOS.

ext3

A journaled file system that is commonly used with the Linux kernel. It used to be the default but has generally been supplanted by ext4.

ext4

An updated version of ext commonly found in Linux and some parts of android OS.