NTFS and FAT32

[Tim]

I have a USB external hard drive with FAT32 file system is it OK to connect
to a PC with NTFS file system?

 

[Guest]

For sure, I usually back up data to a FAT32 drive and also to a cd, so I can
access it from a boot floppy if needed.

Gussy

 

[Plato]

I have a USB external hard drive with FAT32 file system is it OK to connect
to a PC with NTFS file system?

In theory, no problem.

 

[Tom Porterfield]

I have a USB external hard drive with FAT32 file system is it OK to connect
to a PC with NTFS file system?

Yes, no problem at all.
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[Bruce Chambers]

I have a USB external hard drive with FAT32 file system is it OK to connect
to a PC with NTFS file system?

Certainly. WinXP can read FAT12 (the file system used on 3.5"
diskettes), FAT16, FAT32, CDFS (the file system used on most CDs), and
NTFS with equal facility. Further, the file system on any one
disk/partition or diskette has absolutely no affect upon the operating
system's ability to read other compatible file systems on other
disks/partitions.

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[Ken Blake]

In

I have a USB external hard drive with FAT32 file system is it OK
to
connect to a PC with NTFS file system?

Of course. Windows XP can use NTFS, FAT32, FAT16, and FAT12, in
any and all combinations, regardless of what file system it
itself is installed on.

Note that it's not your PC which has the NTFS file system; it's
just a drive on the PC.