Want to convert 2nd hard drive to NTFS.
Currently is set as Fat32.
Will I lose data doing this ?
Will applications that run under Fat32 run under NTFS ?
More importantly what applications that run under
Fat32 will not run under NTFS ?
Thank you for your assistance.


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daveiosys

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Practically all Windows apps - even including MS's server software - run
fine on FAT. The compatibility is neary 100%.
Converting the volume is trivial by using MS's CONVERT tool in the command
line. No data losses.
NTFS is noticeable slower on update operations which involve lots of small
files, but its advantages a) it is a JFS - so, fault tolerance b) it support
s
files > 4GB c) it supports on-disk ACLs - more security d) it supports
compression and encryption, the latter can be very important.
If these a) - d) points are important for you - then go NTFS. If not - then
stay on FAT.

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Maxim Shatskih, Windows DDK MVP
StorageCraft Corporation
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"daveiosys" <daveiosys.1n437m@news.computerbanter.com> wrote in message
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> Want to convert 2nd hard drive to NTFS.
> Currently is set as Fat32.
> Will I lose data doing this ?
> Will applications that run under Fat32 run under NTFS ?
> More importantly what applications that run under
> Fat32 will not run under NTFS ?
> Thank you for your assistance.
>
>
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> daveiosys

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