FAT12, FAT16, FAT32, NTFS4 and NTFS5 are common partition formats to store tremendous data. But how can we recover those lost data from these partitions? Don't worry, user should employ MiniTool Power Data Recovery - a professional data recovery program to recover data from FAT and other formats of partitions.

What is FAT?
FAT, short for File Allocation Table, is a file system developed and owned partly by Microsoft for MS-DOS and all non-NT kernels Microsoft windows. Almost all computers support FAT file system due to its simplicity with regard to the limited performance of computer at that time, allowing it to be the ideal file system for floppy disk and memory card under multiple operating systems.

However, FAT bears some defects.
1. waste space
2. low disk utilization
3. limit file storage
4. long file name is not supported and allow 8-character file name
5. poor safety performance

Maximum capacity of FAT 16 and FAT 32
Fat 16 utilizes 16bit wide cluster address and 32bit wide sector address. Though 32bit sector could address about 2TB capacity, FAT 16 capacity is confined to roughly 2.1GB due to the regulated maximum capacity of 1024*32. Furthermore, the real capacity falls short of 2.1GB.
Fat 32 utilizes 32bit wide cluster address. That's why it is called FAT 32. However, only the lower 28bit is used by Microsoft file system to reach a maximum capacity of 8.7TB. Therefore, it is incorrect to say that the maximum capacity of FAT 32 is 2^32*1024*32.

Since FAT file system is unstable it is easy to suffer data loss. Consequently, user needs data recovery software to recover data from FAT partition. Here I would like to recommend user MiniTool Power Data Recovery - a professional data recovery program newly developed by MiniTool Solution Ltd. capable of recovering data from damaged, crashed partition with accurate search, simple operation and small size. In addition, MiniTool Power Data Recovery supports NTFS, NTFS4, NTFS5, FAT12, FAT16, FAT32 file systems. User could download MiniTool Power Data Recovery at MiniTool Power Data Recovery Download Center.



Running this software, user could see five modules in the main interface: "Undelete Recovery", "Damaged Partition Recovery", "Lost Partition Recovery", "Digital Media Recovery" and "CD/DVD Recovery". With distinctive recovery functions, these five modules are designed for diverse data loss scenarios. Still when moving mouse to these modules, user could see corresponding descriptions in the red zone. To recover data from FAT partition, we should select "Damaged Partition Recovery".



In this interface, all disks are searched including FAT partition in the red zone. Now user should choose desired partition.



All partitions are listed in above interface. User could select desired partition and click "Show Files" to enter next step.



Now all partition files including deleted, unrecognized and lost files. User could check needed files and recover them. Above is merely a simple demonstration on powerful functions of MiniTool Power Data Recovery. For more information, please go to the official website of MiniTool Power Data Recovery http://www.powerdatarecovery.com.