What are the different file systems supported by Windows and how do they differ?

[ProfRon]

You ever wonder why your USB stick works on everything but feels clunky sometimes? I mean, Windows juggles a few file systems to keep things humming. FAT32 kicks it old-school, born from way back when drives were tiny. It lets you toss files around without fuss, but caps out quick on big stuff. You hit that 4GB wall, and poof, no more room for your videos.

NTFS steps up as the boss around here. I swear by it for my main drive. It guards your files with permissions, so no one sneaks peeks. Plus, it swallows massive files whole, no sweat. You get journaling too, which means if your PC crashes, it patches itself up fast.

Then there's exFAT, the chill cousin for flash drives. I use it when I shuttle movies between gadgets. It handles huge files like a champ, skips the old limits. No permissions though, keeps it simple and speedy across devices.

ReFS lurks for the heavy lifters, like servers. I tinkered with it once, felt bulletproof. It shrugs off corruption, mirrors data on the fly. You lose a chunk? It rebuilds without blinking. Perfect if you're stacking terabytes.

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