NTFS partition info help

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I am running WinXP/SP2 with FAT32 disk structure. In order to use
files over 4GB (such as a DVD image file) XP tells me I need to use
NTFS. Are there any drawbacks to converting one of my HDDs to NTFS??
Will it make them slower / faster / more efficient / less efficient?

thanks
 
You should switch completly over to ntfs,FAT32 is an oudated file system.
To switch,go to run,type:cmd In cmd type:CONVERT C: /FS:ntfs
C: being the/a hard drive.
 
The conversion is safe and simple. My own experience indicates better
performance, especially when defragging the HD.
 
I am running WinXP/SP2 with FAT32 disk structure. In order to use
files over 4GB (such as a DVD image file) XP tells me I need to use
NTFS. Are there any drawbacks to converting one of my HDDs to NTFS??
Will it make them slower / faster / more efficient / less efficient?
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There is a danger that if you convert, you will be left with 512 byte
clusters instead of 4Kb. This will adversely affect performance.

NTFS is faster on >60Gb partitions/drives, slower on <60Gb ones.

Cheers,

Guy

"If you want to find out what is wrong
with democracy, spend five minutes with
the average voter." - Winston Churchill
 
if you can move your files off by doing a backup then copy them someplace
else to be sure. delete the partition and reformat the drive with NTFS file
size partition can be tricky or fun. The bigger the file the better it is
to have a large cluster size since you will be accessing fewer clusters per
file. The downside is that you will be using the cluster size for all files
if they are smaller it is wasted

http://www.spcug.org/reviews/bl0203.htm

http://www.mytechsupport.ca/links/size.html

Wayne
 
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