Minimum volume size for FAT16

Question

What are the theoretical and practical minimum sizes for a FAT16 volume?

I'm trying to determine the smallest Flash-chip size that can handle a FAT16 FS.

score 4 · Accepted Answer · answered Nov 23 '09 at 18:43

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If I remember correctly it's 4.1MiB (1,048,576 bytes*4.1 = 4,299,161.6 bytes).

answered Nov 23 '09 at 18:43

score 1 · Answer 2 · answered Nov 23 '09 at 19:02

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4.1 MiB is correct, however you could go smaller with FAT12, which is still readable by modern OS's.

answered Nov 23 '09 at 19:02

JeffP

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