Re: FAT32 v NTFS

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From: Alex Nichol (alexn.mvpdts_at_ntlworld.delete.com)
Date: 01/15/05 

Date: Sat, 15 Jan 2005 12:12:18 +0000

Andrewllan wrote:

>I have recently joined an office where all the hard disks use FAT32,on hard
>drives of 80Gb. Would it not be better to convert to NTFS or stay as FAT 32

See my page www.aumha.org/win5/a/ntfs.htm At that size of drive, and
in an Office environment, NTFS would probably be worth it. But also
read the linked page on Conversion. 

-- 
Alex Nichol MS MVP (Windows Technologies)
Bournemouth, U.K.  Alexn@mvps.D8E8L.org (remove the D8 bit)

Relevant Pages

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