Re: Does FAT32 restrict me to max filesize of 4GB?
From: Ken Blake (kblake_at_this.is.an.invalid.domain)
Date: 01/29/05
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Date: Sat, 29 Jan 2005 08:25:18 -0700
In news:t9tmv0h1tf65i0oc7ec7gjmmerobg63cra@4ax.com,
John <nospam@plusnet.com> typed:
> Does FAT32 restrict me to max filesize of 4GB?
Yes.
> If so, if I use Partition Magic to change my XP partition
> (E:)to NTFS,
> will I be able to access the FAT32 partitions on my disk while
> running
> XP? I have two other partitions, one with data and programs
> (D:) and
> the other, C: with Win98SE.
Sure, no problem. Windows XP can use NTFS, FAT32, FAT16, and
FAT12, in any and all combinations, regardless of what file
system it itself is installed on.
Note that every time you access a floppy disk (which is FAT12),
you're accessing a file system different from the one Windows is
installed on.
By the way, to convert to NTFS, you use the CONVERT command. But
first read http://www.aumha.org/a/ntfscvt.htm because there's an
issue regarding cluster size that isn't obvious.
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