| Webmaster | -- 12-17-2001 @ 2:21 PM |
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Should I format my array using NTFS or Fat32? What are the advantages and disadvantages? Regards, Webmaster
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| Webmaster | -- 12-17-2001 @ 3:14 PM |
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This depends on what you need to do with the volumes. Under Windows 2000 the maximum file size and maximum partition size are as follows: File Systems Max Partition Size Max File Size FAT 4 Gig 4 Gig FAT 32 32 Gig 4 Gig NTFS 16 Exabytes 16 Exabytes Note: 16 Exabytes equals 18,446,744,073,709,551,616 bytes Microsoft recommends the NTFS file system because of its reliability and security advantages. While drives grow in size NTFS does not take much of a performance hit unlike FAT and FAT 32. While similar in design the FAT 32 file system is recommended over the FAT files system for use with larger drives.
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| jims | -- 12-18-2001 @ 9:07 AM |
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There is an interesting article on filesystems that explains FAT, FAT16, FAT32, and NTFS nicely: http://www.pcnineoneone.com/text/filesystems.txt This message was edited by natef on 2-7-02 @ 10:21 AM
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