NTFS or FAT32?

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10-29-2005, 09:18 PM
Emdee

NTFS or FAT32?

Just downloaded a full DVD rip but can't extract it from the RAR because the size is over 4GB and my hard drive file system is FAT32. :pinch:

Anyone else still got a FAT32 partition? I've had this hard drive for a good few years and the FAT fromat is the only way I've ever formatted my drives. I'm still living in the stone age. :(

I hear both have advantages tho. While NTFS uses smaller clusters and is supposed to be slightly more stable in the face of power outages etc., FAT32 is also said to be a little faster. Of course, my only source for this is a quick Google search. I haven't got a clue personally.

Anyone else as ignorant as me when it comes to hard drives? :huh:
10-29-2005, 09:59 PM
Virtualbody1234

Re: NTFS or FAT32?

There are other partition types.
10-29-2005, 10:09 PM
S!X

Re: NTFS or FAT32?

NTFS ftw.
10-30-2005, 01:40 AM
Emdee

Re: NTFS or FAT32?

Quote:

Originally Posted by Virtualbody1234

There are other partition types.

Not in this poll. :snooty:
10-30-2005, 02:43 AM
Formula1

Re: NTFS or FAT32?

definetely ntfs. ntfs can hold a 16TB file. Fat32 only 3-4 GB's..
10-30-2005, 06:07 AM
Master$hake

Re: NTFS or FAT32?

ntfs is better for security and disk performance by the way ntfs file size limit is
2ter not 16 the reasons for using ntfs over fat go on and on

http://www.ntfs.com/ntfs_vs_fat.htm
Some good info there
10-30-2005, 01:34 PM
maebach

Re: NTFS or FAT32?

ntfs, i dont know why.
10-30-2005, 02:35 PM
screamyX

Re: NTFS or FAT32?

yeah ntfs pwnz fat32..
10-30-2005, 05:00 PM
JMK

Re: NTFS or FAT32?

ntfs
10-30-2005, 08:33 PM
backlash

Re: NTFS or FAT32?

as soon as I moved to an OS that supported ntfs I never went back. There's no reason to.
10-30-2005, 10:41 PM
Snee

Re: NTFS or FAT32?

Depends on what you mean by my main drive, I've got operating systems using NTFS, FAT32 and Reiser FS.

Most of my partitions are of the NTFS variety, tho'.
10-31-2005, 03:53 AM
Master$hake

Re: NTFS or FAT32?

i just wish more linux distro's had better support for ntfs i guess thats my only gripe since fat32 out of the box supported while ntfs partitions i have to mount and can not write to them
11-01-2005, 04:24 AM
tesco

Re: NTFS or FAT32?

NTFS, i've always used it on this drive and used it since XP came out on the old drive.
11-12-2005, 12:25 AM
totalwar

Re: NTFS or FAT32?

ntfs just better all the way.
11-15-2005, 12:12 PM
Aaron_T

Re: NTFS or FAT32?

NTFS defintely
11-15-2005, 04:08 PM
4play

Re: NTFS or FAT32?

I use ntfs for my windows partition and reiserfs or ext2 for linux.
11-18-2005, 03:43 AM
Seedler

Re: NTFS or FAT32?

Obviously NTFS...people who voted for FAT3 2 just did it for the fun of it, or it could be that they're using some really ANCIENT compy with a <5GB harddrive.
12-20-2005, 01:34 PM
TurpoUrpo

Re: NTFS or FAT32?

NTFS. Just need that ability to handle over 4GB files..
12-21-2005, 12:37 AM
tesco

Re: NTFS or FAT32?

Quote:

Originally Posted by Seedler

Obviously NTFS...people who voted for FAT3 2 just did it for the fun of it, or it could be that they're using some really ANCIENT compy with a <5GB harddrive.

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