Microsoft has raised the FAT32 partition size limit from 32GB to 2TB in Windows 11 Insider Canary Preview, addressing a limitation in place since the mid-90s.
This change appears more symbolic than practical, as FAT32 is largely obsolete and still has a 4GB file size limit, limiting its usefulness today.
Retired system engineer Dave Plummer explained the original 32GB limit was arbitrary, meant to prevent wasted space rather than promote NTFS adoption.
Plummer clarified that the 32GB partition cap was not a strategy to push NTFS, but a practical decision based on the technology of the time.
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