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01-21-2006, 04:55 PM
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File system on my external HDD
Should I bother to convert the file system on my Maxtor 120GB external HDD from FAT32 to NTFS?
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01-21-2006, 05:26 PM
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Shiro Usagi
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I don't think it's necessary...and if you use the external HDD on a computer with Win9x it's going to need FAT32 anyway.
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01-21-2006, 05:30 PM
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I agree with Cricket but it also depends on if you typically work with really large files, as fat32 has a file size limit of 4gb, ntfs is almost unlimited.
http://www.ntfs.com/ntfs_vs_fat.htm steve |
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01-21-2006, 05:53 PM
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Nope, no really large files... just using it for backup. I am however backing up large amounts of files together... still not in the GB range. Thanks!
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