Fat32 vs NTFS HD data

[nycdude]

Hi all,

I currently have a HD that is formatted under Fat32 but my new drive will be formatted NTFS. Will the new drive have problems reading files from the old drive when I decide to transfer them over????

LMk
Thanks

 

[n0cmonkey]

Wrong forum.
No. The drive itself just holds files, the FS only matters to the OS. Drop fat32, it's dead.

 

[bob4432]

just use ntfs, the main reason for peeps likes us is that there is no 4GB/file limit, wihich is excellent for video editiors

 

[fishstickz]

Originally posted by: n0cmonkey
Wrong forum.
No. The drive itself just holds files, the FS only matters to the OS. Drop fat32, it's dead.

Fat32 has many uses. It runs much better on older hardware, and non-windows OSes can read and write to Fat32, while NTFS remains a large problem for *nix and other systems.

It is by no means dead. Its useage has simply become more specialized.

 

[n0cmonkey]

Originally posted by: fishstickz

Originally posted by: n0cmonkey
Wrong forum.
No. The drive itself just holds files, the FS only matters to the OS. Drop fat32, it's dead.

Fat32 has many uses. It runs much better on older hardware, and non-windows OSes can read and write to Fat32, while NTFS remains a large problem for *nix and other systems.

It is by no means dead. Its useage has simply become more specialized.

NTFS is fine on most hardware.

I thought we were talking about a Windows machine. If you're using *nix, you should use one of the better FSes available to it, not fat32.

 

[furballi]

I break up my HDD into several smaller FAT32 partitions to reduce cluster waste. FAT32 is also a tad faster than NTFS.

 

[n0cmonkey]

Originally posted by: furballi
I break up my HDD into several smaller FAT32 partitions to reduce cluster waste. FAT32 is also a tad faster than NTFS.

It's not fast enough to notice a difference on reasonable hardware, and the benefits outweigh the miniscule performance increase.

 

[furballi]

I find NTFS to be more problematic due to the additional security protocol. I have a dedicated NTFS partition for creating movies image file.

 

[KoolDrew]

Use NTFS.

 

[imported_rayc]

Originally posted by: nycdude
Hi all,

I currently have a HD that is formatted under Fat32 but my new drive will be formatted NTFS. Will the new drive have problems reading files from the old drive when I decide to transfer them over????

LMk
Thanks

No, it won't be an issue.

Specs on NTFS vs FAT32 in general here.

 

[Susquehannock]

Lets not forget that many older games run better on FAT/Win98 despite XP's compatibility mode.

 

[Suspicious-Teach8788]

Fat 32 on Win 98 works great. Hell I can't even crack my 1150 MHz Athlon's 3D Mark score on Win 98 with a 1533 Athlon in Windows XP. =/

 

[fishstickz]

I, for one, am happy about all this Fat32 love. NTFS is good, but it is another example of bloat in XP.

 

[Auric]

Crazy talk.