Do you use NTFS or Fat32 for your HD?

[WTT0001]

Fat32 for me, if it dies I want to be able to get to it from dos

 

[xcript]

XFS

 

[rh71]

I'd love to use NTFS, but how about accessing files thru a command prompt (cmd from within windows) ? Is it still possible ?

And can I convert it easily (XP Pro) ?

 

[xcript]

Originally posted by: rh71
how about accessing files thru a command prompt (cmd from within windows) ? Is it still possible ?

Yep.

And can I convert it easily (XP Pro) ?

Click Me

 

[rh71]

Originally posted by: xcript

And can I convert it easily (XP Pro) ?

Click Me

Actually, the NTFS file protection won't help me since this machine always uses my logon and it'd be suspicious for my fiancee to use her own logon all of a sudden. Or does NTFS offer a different type of file protection ?

 

[dabuddha]

Originally posted by: rh71

Originally posted by: xcript

And can I convert it easily (XP Pro) ?

Click Me

Actually, the NTFS file protection won't help me since this machine always uses my logon and it'd be suspicious for my fiancee to use her own logon all of a sudden. Or does NTFS offer a different type of file protection ?

Trying to hide the pr0n, eh?

 

[rh71]

Originally posted by: dabuddha

Originally posted by: rh71

Originally posted by: xcript

And can I convert it easily (XP Pro) ?

Click Me

Actually, the NTFS file protection won't help me since this machine always uses my logon and it'd be suspicious for my fiancee to use her own logon all of a sudden. Or does NTFS offer a different type of file protection ?

Trying to hide the pr0n, eh?

What else ?! Oh and not to mention converting my 95% used 130GB of space would take forever and a half.

 

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.

yep

 

[Regs]

Only once choice for a 120 Gig HDD, and thats NTFS....

Sounded like a damn commercial.

 

[isaacmacdonald]

.7tb of ntfs.

 

[isekii]

For me,

I used to use Fat32 but it crashed on me and gave me file name errors and such when I used mutliple languages to name my files.
i.e: Files in Korean and files in English.

Now I use NTFS and haven't gotten an error like that yet.

 

[Geekbabe]

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.

 

[fluxquantum]

ntfs

 

[TheToOTaLL]

NTFS

And come on, where's the poll?

 

[Ynog]

NTFS

When I want to read linux files, i use a windows program to view the ext3 file system read only and copy any files I need.
When I am in linux I mount the NTFS filesystem read only and copy any files I need

Though those are rare cases.

 

[JEDI]

Originally posted by: WTT0001
Fat32 for me, if it dies I want to be able to get to it from dos

amen!

 

[Zenmervolt]

NTFS on my ThinkPad. HPFS on my PS/2. (Bonus points to whomever can tell, without google, what OS used HPFS.)

ZV

 

[Quixfire]

Originally posted by: DaZ
ntfs is the only way to go.

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

 

[Aharami]

all drives : NTFS

 

[XZeroII]

Originally posted by: JEDI

Originally posted by: WTT0001
Fat32 for me, if it dies I want to be able to get to it from dos

amen!

Move into the year 1999. You can boot to an NTFS from DOS. You just need a slightly modified boot disk.

 

[FoBoT]

poll?

why not use ntfs all the time?

the only time recently i have used a fat32 partition is at work, we needed a certain model to have a 3rd partition that is accessible from DOS, so we made it FAT32

 

[MrSparkel]

use ntfs if you rip large disc ISOs or create your own DVDs

 

[Dumbledore]

Originally posted by: DaWhim
ntfs! i think ntfs defrag FASTER than fat32

yes, seems like ntfs defrags faster for me too.

 

[WinkOsmosis]

Originally posted by: XZeroII

Originally posted by: JEDI

Originally posted by: WTT0001
Fat32 for me, if it dies I want to be able to get to it from dos

amen!

Move into the year 1999. You can boot to an NTFS from DOS. You just need a slightly modified boot disk.

Hmm... If your hard drive dies why would you be able to get to it from DOS??

 

[geckojohn]

NTFS is the only way to go....

Fat32 sucks