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Partition
Type	Description
FAT32	FAT32 is an enhancement of the FAT file system. It uses 32-bit file
	allocation table entries, rather than the 16-bit entries used by the FAT
	system, so FAT32 supports larger disk or partition sizes (up to 2
	terabytes). The minimum size for a FAT32 partition is 256 MB.
	DOS, Windows 3.x, Windows NT 3.51/4.0, and early versions of
	Windows 95 (before version 4.00.950B) do not recognize FAT32 and
	cannot read files on a FAT32 partition.
FAT32x	FAT32x is a proprietary file system developed by Microsoft to enable
	FAT32 partitions beyond 1024 cylinders (~8GB). Windows 95 OSR2
	and later versions of Windows may use FAT32x partitions.
Linux Ext2	The Linux Ext2 and Ext3 file systems are only accessible by Linux, a
and Ext3	freeware version of UNIX. The Linux Ext2 file system supports a
	maximum partition size of 4 terabytes.
Linux Swap	Holds a Linux swap file. The maximum usable size of a Linux swap
	file is 128 MB. (This limitation, however, does not apply if you are
	using a Linux Kernel that is verion 2.2.x or later.) The default size
	shown when you create a Linux swap partition may be slightly larger
	because of the physical geometry on the hard disk.
NTFS	The New Technology File System (NTFS) is accessible by Windows
	NT, Windows 2000, and Windows XP. NTFS is not recommended
	for use on disks less than 400 MB because it uses a great deal of
	space for system structures.
Unformatted	Unformatted partitions reserve a portion of the disk but are not
	assigned a file structure.
Unallocated	Unallocated space is the portion of a hard disk that is not currently
space	assigned to any partition.

Changing PartitionMagic Preferences

1 In the main window, click General ➤ Preferences.

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