Re: NTFS and FAT32

From: Kenny S (hotmail_at_coldmail.com)
Date: 06/17/04 

Date: Thu, 17 Jun 2004 10:31:02 +0300

fat32 disks crash alot more and data is lost.
NTFS is alot more stable!

Use NTFS without a second thought.
Its a newer and better disk format!

fat32 also has a 4gb limit, meaning you cant have one file bigger than 4 gb.
If you ever want to make a dvd that will be a problem. 

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> > "Al Smith" <invalid@address.com> wrote in message
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> >>> Which is better? Does NTFS have any advantages over FAT32, which is
> >>> compatible with older versions of Windows?
> >
> >
> > Read here:
> > http://www.aumha.org/win5/a/ntfs.htm
> >
> >
> >
> Thanks for the link. Not a bad page. The parts that interested me
> were the comment that Windows XP won't format a FAT partition
> larger than 32 gigs -- I assume the author meant a FAT32
> partition. The other interesting point is that a DOS boot floppy
> won't run on NTFS. No DOS rescues if you format in NTFS. Seems to
> me FAT32 might be a safer way to go, provided large hard drives
> can be formatted as single partitions -- which doesn't seem to be
> a problem in Windows98.
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