*RESOLVED* NTFS vs. FAT32

[kevinthenerd]

I'm just asking in general, here...

Security aside, which setup would lead to faster disk access? I need to write a lot of data quickly (for a realtime camera recording setup).

Thanks.

 

[Matthias99]

Just use NTFS unless you have some VERY compelling reason not to.

 

[kevinthenerd]

never mind... NTFS for me
http://www.spcug.org/reviews/bl0401.htm

 

[furballi]

I partition the HDD to several 16GB FAT32 partitions to overcome waste disc space. FAT32 is faster than NTFS.

 

[Oyeve]

N=Not
T=That
F=F**cking
S=Stable


But more secure 🙂

 

[spikespiegal]

Fat32 is faster than NTFS given it doesn't have the transactional and security overhead. However, these benefits will only occur when dealing with large numbers of small files.

When it comes to dealing with a few large files such as your case, Fat32 loses it's benefit. I'd stick with NTFS.