After 30 years, Microsoft is finally changing a feature that was implemented as a temporary measure and never addressed again.
In 1996, Microsoft introduced the FAT32 file system as an update to the previous version, FAT16. At the time, Microsoft imposed a limit on the creation of FAT32 partitions, deciding that the maximum partition size would be 32GB. Now, 30 years later, the FAT file system supports partitions of up to 2TB — and Microsoft is finally getting rid of that arbitrary limit from Windows 95 OSR 2.
Recommended Videos The maximum file size FAT32 supports is 4GB, and that’s fine — it’s the maximum partition size of 32GB that’s been a problem. Microsoft broke the news that it’s finally addressing the issue in the upcoming Windows Insider build. The maximum partition size will now be the same as what FAT has already supported for years: 2TB.
We were porting the bajillion lines of code from the Windows95 user interface over to NT, and Format was just one of those areas where WindowsNT was different enough from… pic.twitter.com/PbrhQe0n3K As The Verge notes, even though the limit is being removed, it’s still going to be there in the format dialog box. Microsoft might have to take care of that one day, too.
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