Nerd Question...fat32 Or Ntfs?

[thedirtyd]

alright well i just downloaded XP Pro and being as lucky as i am i got a serial number that works with SP1 first try. the thing is when i upgraded i kept the old FAT32 file system instead of switching to NTFS. i read that NTFS is better but some old programs might not run on it so here;s my question...

should i switch from FAT32 to NTFS? i'd probably reformat my computer so i don't run into any problems and it'll work the way it's supposed to (not the way i got everything to work right.)

anyway, answer quick cause i'm getting sleepy and i'll forget about this by tomorrow.

[HellBoY]

NTFS

[zapjb]

NTFS

[Cl1mh4224rd]

Definitely NTFS...

[james_bond_rulez]

you could keep the fat32 but some features in windows such as permission rights or data compression, or file encryption wont work

using fat32 dont affect programs though

[Snee]

I always use NTFS for NT products, like win2k and win XP since that's what it's for, It's much more stable in my experience (but that might just be 'cause earlier os:S sucked a bit more in general).

[thedirtyd]

alright thanks guys. i'll redo my computer sometime tomorrow.

[4play]

fat32 as it keeos the track dates of all my mp3's so they load in order and my linux os can use them.

apart from that ntfs is the way to go.

[MUSLEMAN]

ntfs

[Somebody1234]

Ntfs.

[3rd gen noob]

ntfs

was trying to be clever there... :rolleyes:

[Amarjit]

I used to have FAT32 installed on Windows 98, and I found it to be very un-stable, I'm not running NTFS with Windows XP (legitimate) and it runs perfectly.

[GlennTheBaker]

NTFS for sure. More efficient, more secure, less prone to losing data.

[Wolfmight]

NTFS

[Nightwolf]

NTFS

I upgraded from Win98 to XP, then used Partition Magic to convert from FAT32 and I haven't had any problems at all. Now I can hide files and folders from other users. B)