Under Windows 98, what is the largest permitted FAT16 volume?

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Under Windows 98, what is the largest permitted FAT16 volume?

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Under Windows 98, what is the largest permitted FAT16 volume?

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The largest permitted size for logical drives using the FAT16  under the windows 98 is 2 GB.

In 16-bit FAT drive the maximum number of clusters can be 64k.

Maximum size of cluster for a FAT16 drive in window 98 is 32k. so if we calculate the maximum logical size for FAT16 then it is as follow:

64K x 32 KB = 2048 MB = 2 GB

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