Ntfs vs fat for mac

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FAT ( File Allocation Table) ( FAT12, FAT16, FAT32) - FAT was initially developed for floppy disks and was soon adapted to hard drives and other devices.So here is a list of the various file systems and what operating systems they work with. One file system may be fully compatible ( read and write) with your OS, while another may not be compatible at all. With the three top operating systems, it is hard to know exactly what file system your operating system will work with.