Re: NTFS vs FAT32

From: Michael Solomon \(MS-MVP\) (user_at_#notme.com)
Date: 11/12/04 

Date: Thu, 11 Nov 2004 23:39:09 -0800

Let's simplify it:

Water from the same tap goes into two different containers, one round, one
square. The water is the same in both containers, the water tastes the
same, in all respects the water is the same, only the shape of the container
is different.

You can run NTFS and FAT32 partitions, that's not the problem. The reason
for running NTFS is security and stability. FAT32 partitions are prone to
corruption, the system crashes and the data on the partition can end up
corrupted. It doesn't mean it won't happen with NTFS but such corruption
due to crashes is less likely than in FAT32.

<My worry is: Between NTFS and FAT32 format in my Disk C and D.
Meaning my XP is running in NTFS, but my data is saved in FAT32 Disk D.>

Pretty much irrelevant in terms of the question you seem to be asking.

<Then how if I have a data file which saved in both C and D disks. Is there
any problem for editing and save afterward? Will the file (data) will be
saved to different format to C and D in NTFS and FAT32 again?>

Again, irrelevant. The file system has no effect on the data. If the file
is saved to an NTFS and a FAT partition, the file format is controlled
entirely by the application with which it is associated and whether it is
saved to an NTFS or a FAT32 partition makes no difference.

As to the floppy disk question, it has nothing to do with file system in use
since standard 1.44MB floppy disks all use the same file system regardless
of the file system in use on the hard drive. Assuming there are not
problems with the floppy itself or the drive in which it was made and
assuming the individual in your example on the Win98 system has an
application compatible with the file format being used by the file on the
floppy, the person with the Win98 computer should be able to read the floppy
and open the file in question. 

-- 
Michael Solomon MS-MVP
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"MSN" <stm@xinhuanet.com> wrote in message 
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> Put it in this way:
> You have different size [containers] A (NTFS) and B (FAT32). So no matter
> WHERE the water (data) from or WHAT kind of water (data), it will goes
> according to different shade of container; yet the quality of water (data)
> still the same. Can I interpret in this way?
>
> My worry is: Between NTFS and FAT32 format in my Disk C and D.
> Meaning my XP is running in NTFS, but my data is saved in FAT32 Disk D.
>
> Is safe to maintain in this way?
> Base to concept, that should be fine.
>
> Then how if I have a data file which saved in both C and D disks. Is there
> any problem for editing and save afterward? Will the file (data) will be
> saved to different format to C and D in NTFS and FAT32 again?
>
> The extra question is:
> Further more if I save it in a floppy disk consider as C [container].
> In all cases, will there any problem later where I open this data
> file in my system? How if I take the floppy disk to someone who runs W98?
>
> Thank you for sharing your experience.
>
> Chong
>
>

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