Do you use NTFS or Fat32 for your HD?

[Dumbledore]

im using fat32 but thinking about formatting to ntfs so i can pwd protect my files.

 

[Jeff7181]

I've used NTFS ever since I switch to Win2k... now I use XP and still use NTFS. I like being able to set permissions on files.

 

[dawks]

ntfs is the only way to go.

fat32 should only be used for backwards compatibility (9.x OS's, linux/windows dualboot)

 

[GhettoFob]

ntfs on system drive, fat32 for storage drives, reiserfs in linux

 

[ThaGrandCow]

ntfs, way better than fat32

 

[theNEOone]

Originally posted by: Jeff7181
I've used NTFS ever since I switch to Win2k... now I use XP and still use NTFS. I like being able to set permissions on files.

=|

 

[Snapster]

NTFS on 2 out of my 3 drives. The 3rd drive I use FAT32, just in case I need it for compatibility.

 

[NuclearFusi0n]

NTFS sucks.
FAT* sucks.

ReiserFS baby.

Reiser4 when it stabilizes.

 

[IEatChildren]

I use FAT on my boot drive just because of the precious seconds I save in the boot process. And my storage drive is NTFS.
Some of you may argue that this is a bad configuration, but FAT does boot faster than NTFS, and I don't really need the security that NTFS provides. My important files are in my NTFS partition along with anything else I need to keep if/when the time comes to reinstall windows.
My system boot to a usable state in less than 14 seconds

 

[Feldenak]

NTFS

 

[Adul]

Originally posted by: Feldenak
NTFS

 

[Palek]

I cannot locate it now for some reason, but I remember finding a link to a Microsoft Knowledge Base article in one of the Anandtech OS FAQ's which basically said that the more FAT32 partitions you have in your system the longer it takes for Win2k/XP to load. The reason for this was something like the OS reads the first 10 MB of each FAT32 partition but only about 200 kB or so of each NTFS partition.

So if you are a partitioning freak and have 4-5 partitions (like I do ), you are much better off having all (or most of) your partitions as NTFS. I suspect that the above does not apply to the system partition, but I could be wrong.

 

[Amused]

NTFS

 

[Chaotic42]

NTFS for Windows Pro system files, FAT32 for Windows programs, so that Linux can write to it.

 

[Zugzwang152]

ntfs

 

[notfred]

Journaled HFS+

 

[MillionaireNextDoor]

NTFS

 

[JammingJay]

ntfs

 

[Gravity]

I'm using ntfs. I converted one of my disks a few months ago and lost a bunch of data. Seems like it's good to start wtih one or the other.

 

[DaWhim]

ntfs! i think ntfs defrag FASTER than fat32

 

[Kadarin]

I've got a dual-boot setup between gentoo linux and win2k which used to be all win2k running NTFS. Gentoo is running ReiserFS, the win2k is running FAT32 for compatibility, and everything else is NTFS (mounted as read-only under linux). I'm thinking I'll soon replace my smallest hd (a 30GB Fujitsu) with a 200GB drive, and move things around a bit. I need more space...

 

[aircooled]

NTFS

 

[vegetation]

NTFS, I need to break the 2gig single file size barrier with my videos.

 

[Electrode]

Originally posted by: NuclearFusi0n
NTFS sucks.
FAT* sucks.

ReiserFS baby.

Reiser4 when it stabilizes.

Amen brotha!

 

[Danman]

NTFS!