NTFS, an acronym that stands for New Technology File System, is a file system first introduced by Microsoft in 1993 with the release of Windows NT 3.1.

Some common file systems used by Windows 11/10 (for drive volumes or partitions on a disk) include NTFS (New Technology File System), FAT32 (File Allocation Table 32), and exFAT (Extended File ...

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Since then, it replaced 1977's File Allocation Table (FAT) file system in all versions of Windows. Unlike FAT, which Microsoft would eventually open up for other users, NTFS has remained proprietary.

The support for different file systems varies depending on the operating system. Windows 10 and 11 offer three file system options when formatting a USB storage device: FAT32, NTFS, and exFAT.

However, NTFS remains the de facto standard for storage and file management in modern Windows versions. At last, Microsoft appears to be taking action with its Resilient File System (ReFS) technology.