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06-23-2003, 11:06 AM
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FAT32 or NTFS???
For a new build with a clean install of Windows XP, which is better Fat32 or NTFS?
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06-23-2003, 11:10 AM
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NTFS. Only use FAT32 if you are dual-booting and you need an earlier version of Windows to be able to access the partition. NTFS is a much better files system.
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06-24-2003, 02:19 AM
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I agree. Use NTFS if at all possable
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06-24-2003, 03:47 AM
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Ntfs if you want reliablilty/a real file sys..... Fat32 if you want every drop of speed. The diff in speed is not noticeable by you, though.
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06-24-2003, 07:49 AM
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Thanks for the input.
I am going to use NTFS. Just wanted to make sure I was headed in the rigt direction. |
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06-24-2003, 07:52 AM
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ntfs... until the new longhorn has the winfs?
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06-24-2003, 08:11 AM
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I keep a FAT 32 partition around to dump Drive Image files to back up my system.
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06-24-2003, 11:17 AM
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FYI, WinFS is a slightly more robust, 64 bit version of NTFS, and is backwards compatible.
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06-24-2003, 03:07 PM
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Is WinFS an option to format with through the WinXP formating?
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06-24-2003, 03:10 PM
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ntfs It is a lot more secure and in my opion mroe stable than fat 32
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06-24-2003, 03:56 PM
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