Hi.
I've been using my WD 80GB external drive for almost a year and I have just noticed that it is FAT32. I am aware of all the benefits of using NTFS on a computer's main drive, however, I am curious as to whether these benefits are carried on to external drives as well. I have items on my external drive which I consider very important for me, so I was just wondering what everyone's opinions are before I format my external drive to NTFS. My main concern is that I want my backup to be as reliable as possible, and it seems like NTFS is the best choice. There should be no drawbacks in formatting to NTFS right?
I've been using my WD 80GB external drive for almost a year and I have just noticed that it is FAT32. I am aware of all the benefits of using NTFS on a computer's main drive, however, I am curious as to whether these benefits are carried on to external drives as well. I have items on my external drive which I consider very important for me, so I was just wondering what everyone's opinions are before I format my external drive to NTFS. My main concern is that I want my backup to be as reliable as possible, and it seems like NTFS is the best choice. There should be no drawbacks in formatting to NTFS right?
