Re: NTFS vs FAT32 for Specific Application
From: Steve N. (Steve_N_at_nunya.biz.nes)
Date: 01/25/05
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Date: Tue, 25 Jan 2005 13:38:23 -0800
Yves Leclerc wrote:
> FAT32 limitations:
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> Can not create/format partition greater than 32GB
This limit only applies when using Windows 2000 or XP to partition the
drive; the inherent partition size limit of FAT32 is approximately 8TB.
> File size must be less than or equal to 4GB (???)
Less than, not equal to. Maximum file size in FAT32 is 4GB minus one byte.
Steve
> No files/folder security.
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> "Steve N." <Steve_N@nunya.biz.nes> wrote in message
> news:%23X89DsxAFHA.1404@TK2MSFTNGP11.phx.gbl...
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>>LinusF wrote:
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>>>I have an external 250GB hard drive which will be used almost solely to
>>>hold images. PSD, TIF, JPG, GIF in that order of frequency. Sizes will
>>>range from 2GB (a very few), 8-15 MB maybe 10%, 3-6 MB (maybe 40%), 1-3
>>>MB (maybe 30%), smaller (all the rest. An unknown percentage of the HD
>>>will temporarily hold backups from the fixed drives. Question: which
>>>system should provide more space/speed/whatever? I use WinXP Pro on both
>>>machines this HD will attach to. Thanks
>>
>>Use NTFS, it is much more robust in general and more efficient for large
>>drives than FAT32 is. There's no reason to use FAT32 unless you need to
>>access the drive from Win98/ME.
>>
>>Steve
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