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myLot reputation of 69/100. Rohit1990 (685) 4 years ago

Which one do you prefer.
Mine is Fat32. I'm going to format. will NTFS make any diffarence?

 

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1. myLot reputation of 81/100. wealthworldwide (131)   ranked 2,555 out of 8,104 in computers   4 years ago

I don't know the major differences but supposedly NTFS is faster and newer. Besides that I wouldn't know.


myLot reputation of 69/100. Rohit1990 (685)  4 years ago

Thank you. I guess you are right. Ntfs is the newer one and I'm sure they might have fixed the problems in FAT32 and also some faster acess to files. Then I'll be doing it then. I'll change my FAT32 to NTFS.


myLot reputation of 81/100. wealthworldwide (131)   ranked 2,555 out of 8,104 in computers  4 years ago

No Problem, Don't just take my word for it. I think there are some reasons to keep a FAT32, but you'd have to read more on it. If your just using it as a solo hard drive though I think NTFS is the best way to go.


myLot reputation of 59/100. ashumit02 (801)   ranked 1,099 out of 8,104 in computers  4 years ago

I always Prefer NTFS .as it has some excellent feature than FAT32.this make it more beneficial to use and also secure

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2. myLot reputation of 77/100. hiyellowmoon (354)   ranked 128 out of 8,104 in computers   4 years ago

fat 32 is best recommended and better go for that even though ntfs is fast it is pron to make errors after a small run of period.


myLot reputation of 81/100. wealthworldwide (131)   ranked 2,555 out of 8,104 in computers  4 years ago

What do you mean for that? What is "that"? and what errors is it prone 2. I have been using ntfs on several computers for many years and have yet to notice any errors. My computers are custom built as well, not of the highest quality, probably middle quality (average), and there are no errors to report. What errors do you mean?

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3. myLot reputation of 47/100. titaniumhijau (2069)   4 years ago

i try NTFS and its work on my computer. nothing to change. and i do some back up with my software.

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4. myLot reputation of 88/100. aelyus (608)   ranked 1,148 out of 8,104 in computers   4 years ago

NTFS is faster and more stabile tyhan FAT32, but if you have troubles with boot sectors you cannot see a NTFS partition from DOS or another operation sistem.

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5. myLot reputation of 82/100. ilunice (913)   ranked 2,516 out of 8,104 in computers   4 years ago

I must tell you that i don't even know the difference between this two file format. All I know is that I use NTFS. Probably that is the default setting for windosXP installation.


myLot reputation of 69/100. Rohit1990 (685)  4 years ago

I dont think it is defult for xp because I have installed my xp alll the time on my FAT32 file system and it did not ask me to change to NTSF any wear.

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6. myLot reputation of 30/100. jovein2008 (1315)   4 years ago

I know about it!Because I am bad at computer!!


myLot reputation of 30/100. jovein2008 (1315)  4 years ago

I'm sorry,It should be that I don't know about it!!

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7. myLot reputation of 91/100. imrajesh (1827)   ranked 4,990 out of 8,104 in computers   4 years ago

i have formatted my system by fat32. it is better to format the c drive i.e. the drive in which the windows is installed.other than c drive all are in ntfs system.
ntfs causes hanging problems and that's why c drive is formatted in fat32 system.


myLot reputation of 88/100. ryanrudolf (2440)  4 years ago

I am not aware that NTFS causes hanging in the C drive. I will do research about it. Thanks for pointing that out. :)

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8. myLot reputation of 88/100. ryanrudolf (2440)   4 years ago

NTFS stands for New Technology File System, a file system used by Windows 2000 onwards to Windows XP and Vista. While FAT32 is just an extension of FAT (or File Allocation Table). This is the same technology used by DOS, Windows 95, 98 and ME. FAT32 doesn't offer enough security and that is the advantage of NTFS. With NTFS you can encrypt your hard drive, so that if your computer gets lost and stolen, they won't be able to read the data in it. Hope that helps. Use uncle Google, I am sure he has more to say about the benefits of NTFS or FAT32. :)

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9. arthenium (54)   ranked 3,629 out of 8,104 in computers   4 years ago

one of the biggest difference in the two systems is, with FAT32, a single file is limited to 1Gb size only, while in NTFS, there's no limit... it is an advantage specially for people who copies DVDs (normally contains 4.5Gb to 9Gb) and doesn't want the file to be broken down into many 1Gb files

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10. myLot reputation of 84/100. stonehr (635)   ranked 2,423 out of 8,104 in computers   4 years ago

It's a new concept but new technology? No, maybe is new to Microsoft., while they are going to use more and more likely OS like a *NIX

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