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===Operating system limits===
Each operating system has internal file system limits for file size and drive size, which is independent of the file system or physical media. If the operating system has any limits lower than the file system or physical media, then the OS limits will be the real limit.

;[[Microsoft Windows|Windows]]
* Windows 95, 98, ME have a 4 GB limit for all file sizes.
* Windows XP has a 16 TB limit for all file sizes.
* Windows 7 has a 16 TB limit for all file sizes.
* Windows 8, 10, and Server 2012 have a 256 TB limit for all file sizes.

;[[Linux]]
* 32-bit kernel 2.4.x systems have a 2 TB limit for all file systems.
* 64-bit kernel 2.4.x systems have an 8 EB limit for all file systems.
* 32-bit kernel 2.6.x systems without option CONFIG_LBD have a 2 TB limit for all file systems.
* 32-bit kernel 2.6.x systems with option CONFIG_LBD and all 64-bit kernel 2.6.x systems have an 8 ZB limit for all file systems.<ref> [http://www.suse.com/~aj/linux_lfs.html Large File Support in Linux]</ref>

[[Android (operating system)|Android]]:
Android is based on Linux, which determines its base limits.
* Internal storage:
** [[Android (operating system)|Android]] 2.3 and later uses the [[ext4]] file system.<ref>[http://www.h-online.com/open/news/item/Android-2-3-Gingerbread-to-use-Ext4-file-system-1152775.html Android 2.2 and before used YAFFS file system; December 14, 2010.]</ref>
** [[Android (operating system)|Android]] 2.2 and earlier uses the [[YAFFS]]2 file system.
* External storage slots:
** All Android devices should support FAT16, FAT32, ext2 file systems.
** Android 2.3 and later supports ext4 file system.

; [[Apple Inc.|Apple]] [[iOS]] (see [[List of iPhone models]]):
* All devices support [[HFS Plus]] (HFS+) for internal storage. No devices have external storage slots. Devices on 10.3 or later run [[Apple File System]] supporting a max file size of 8 EB.