whats the dif?

phr34k · Sep 15, 2005

can someone tell me what the diference between fat32 and ntfs is?

nikhsub1 · Sep 16, 2005

http://www.apricorn.com/tech_tips/03.php

Quailane · Sep 16, 2005

This will give you all the info you need:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ntfs
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FAT32

phr34k · Sep 16, 2005

if i convert over, will that delete anything or wipe my windows?

ManOman · Sep 16, 2005

phr34k said:
if i convert over, will that delete anything or wipe my windows?

Nope, everything should stay in order.
You shouldn't lose anything

MRD · Sep 16, 2005

FAT32 is generally faster for drives up to 80gb, for larger drives, ntfs is faster.

NTFS allows you to store larger files (4 GB cap on FAT32, very large cap on NTFS).

FAT32 is more compatible with other OS's. Mac, Linux, BSD, etc. can all read and write it. Only windows can reliably write ntfs afaik.

Neither is better for all things.

threeme2189 · Sep 16, 2005

you wont even have to wait for it to convert...its instantanous (sp?).

snafumaster · Sep 16, 2005

If you are at all concerned about security, NTFS is what you want.

FlailBoy · Sep 16, 2005

nikhsub1 said:
http://www.apricorn.com/tech_tips/03.php

Ok, this is an excerpt from that article:

There are times when it is preferable to format your drive using FAT32. Since a drive formatted in NTFS is not accessible from DOS ,Windows 9x/ME or Mac OS , (which are compatible or use FAT32, ) you would need to format the drive in FAT32 in order to gain access to the drive ( it from Windows 9x/ME. ) This is often the case when dual-booting Windows 98 and Windows 2000 or sharing an external drive between a Windows system or Mac .

Does this mean that when I set up a dual boot 2 HDD system w\98 and XP, that I have to format *both* drives FAT 32?

i.e. I *cannot* format the 98 drive w/FAT 32 and the XP drive w/NTFS? I'm not really concerned about security, just performance. Both drives are WD800jb's (80 gig).

ju5tin99 · Sep 16, 2005

I think you could format the win98 drive Fat32 and the winXP drive NTFS, but when you boot into win98 you will not be able to access the NTFS drive. You should be able to access the Fat32 drive when you boot into winXP.

FlailBoy · Sep 16, 2005

ju5tin99 said:
I think you could format the win98 drive Fat32 and the winXP drive NTFS, but when you boot into win98 you will not be able to access the NTFS drive. You should be able to access the Fat32 drive when you boot into winXP.

Ah...ok. That's helpful. I'll have to think about that one as I know it's *much* easier to do the 98 OS install and then set up the XP dual boot vs. the other way around.

ihrsetrdr · Sep 16, 2005

I know it's *much* easier to do the 98 OS install and then set up the XP dual boot vs. the other way around.

I'm not even sure it's possible to setup win98 after xp, at let not on the same HDD. :shrug:

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