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General Category => Software => Topic started by: Webkikr on April 19, 2002, 05:17:06 AM

Title: NTFS or FAT32?
Post by: Webkikr on April 19, 2002, 05:17:06 AM

I am using Windows XP and I also use Windows 2000 Pro.

What file system should I be using? NTFS or Fat32?

I am currently using Fat32 and everything seems fine.

Title: NTFS or FAT32?
Post by: Anonymous on April 19, 2002, 08:12:07 AM

http://windows.about.com/library/weekly/aa001231a.htm (http://\"http://windows.about.com/library/weekly/aa001231a.htm\")

read this i think it would help

Title: NTFS or FAT32?
Post by: rdc on April 19, 2002, 09:00:22 AM

For reasons of security(you can f.e.encrypt files and folders)  and better use of the harddisks (better defragmentation and more possibilities in chkdsk) use NTFS,for reasons of accessibility FAT32 .
I recently changed to ntfs (w2k-winxp pro) , but I still have a fat32 drive put my  Norton ghost images on and other stuff .
Otherwise I have to put those Norton ghost images on 2 times 5 cdrs ,and that\'s not feasable , as I change my Images every two weeks . Norton Ghost doesn\'t see usb drives neither ,so you cannot put an image on it .