CCluvler Posted November 20, 2008 Share Posted November 20, 2008 Hey! Ive been wondering. Which format of hard disk is best? FAT32 or NTFS? If you have no idea what im talking about then go to your computer, then click on one of your hard disks, and at the bottom of windows explorer, it will say which one you have. Well, here is all I know about these types of formats so far: FAT32: Pro:Supported by more computers Con:It can only have files in sizes of 4GB chunks NTFS: Pro:Files can be any size Con:Not supported by as many comptuers It seems that NTFS is better but im not sure. The support thing only probably matters on removable hard disks. I have expeienced a really big problem with a FAT32 disk. I had one in a Hard Drive Camcorder, and i tried to do a long film, but then later, after i had finished the file was in 3 parts which was quite annoying as there was a 30 second gap between each, AND im not allowed to re-format it. Thanks, Oh yeah, im running Windows Vista Home Premium 32 Bit Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YoKenny Posted November 20, 2008 Share Posted November 20, 2008 NTFS is better and this has been discussed here before. Discover the wonder of Search at the upper right. "Education is what remains after one has forgotten everything he learned in school." - Albert Einstein IE7Pro user Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CCluvler Posted November 20, 2008 Author Share Posted November 20, 2008 NTFS is better and this has been discussed here before. Discover the wonder of Search at the upper right. Could you give me a link to the topic then please? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
larry39 Posted November 21, 2008 Share Posted November 21, 2008 You did not mention which version OS you are using, but the only reason I can think of to choose FAT32 over NTFS, is if you have a multiboot system , where Windows 95, Windows 98 or Windows ME is one of the boot options. These OS?s do not recognize NTFS volumes, and you would need FAT32 on any local drives accessed by them. In all other cases, for reliability, security, and efficiency, its NTFS. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Talldog9 Posted November 21, 2008 Share Posted November 21, 2008 I handle things like HD mkv's, DVD images as well as huge 237GB truecrypt files. so for me it's NTFS. NTFS even if I didn't. Even though my co-booting linuxs' support for it sucks. The internet - Where men are men, women are men and children are FBI agents. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CCluvler Posted November 22, 2008 Author Share Posted November 22, 2008 You did not mention which version OS you are using There you go larry Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators rridgely Posted November 22, 2008 Moderators Share Posted November 22, 2008 There is no reason to use fat32 anymore. Only really bad pc makers were even using it on xp much less vista.(I'm not even sure you can use it on vista). Dont bother. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Corona Posted November 23, 2008 Share Posted November 23, 2008 I changed my NTFS to FAT32 on my XP system many many years ago. There are some old apps that will not work with NTFS that are far superior to anything written since those bygone days. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yorkshireman Posted November 23, 2008 Share Posted November 23, 2008 I much prefer NTFS simply because one can set file permissions using this file system format. Yorkshireman - [My Twitter Profile: Clicky] Few people are capable of expressing with equanimity opinions which differ from the prejudices of their social environment. Most people are even incapable of forming such opinions. Albert Einstein Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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