NTFS

[Wesley]

If i were to format my hard drive to NTFS would i have
problems if i created a file on my computer and tried to
have it read on a FAT32 formatted computer. (I really
didnt know how to say this)

 

[j0hann0]

no .. say you create a word (.doc) document on a pc with ntfs formatted
drive you can open this file without a problem on a pc with a fat32
formatted drive
( hope i understood the question correct )

greets Johan, the Netherlands

 

[Larc]

| If i were to format my hard drive to NTFS would i have
| problems if i created a file on my computer and tried to
| have it read on a FAT32 formatted computer. (I really
| didnt know how to say this)

No. NTFS is simply a system of storing files on the hard drive. FAT32 is
another system. Once the file is retrieved into RAM, you can do anything with
it as normal. If, for instance, you copy a file from an NTFS system onto a
floppy or CD, a FAT32 system can read that file because it's no longer NTFS.
Conversely, the NTFS system can read files copied from a FAT32 system.

Think of NTFS as a new system for arranging files in a filing cabinet. Once you
pull a file out, it's the same as always.

Larc



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[Andrew E]

Yes you would,FAT32 cant read NTFS files,NTFS can read
FAT,the file might show,but w/o content.In xp you can
convert to NTFS w/o formating,everything is saved,and
it usually takes only a few minutes.

 

[EGMcCann]

No, it *wouldn't.*

For starters, FAT32 and NTFS don't "read" anything. They are file systems.
If you took the NTFS drive itself and plugged it into a system running an OS
that couldn't read NTFS (like, say, Win98,) the files would be inaccesible.
That's the only way it wouldn't be able to be read.

The files would, however, be perfectly readable over a network (assuming
there aren't permission/security issues,) copied to CD, put online, put on a
floppy or ZIP disk, etc.

You can copy the file between an NTFS and FAT32 drive. No problems. Can copy
it the other way, too.

The file system makes NO difference to the contents of the file.

 

[rifleman]

If i were to format my hard drive to NTFS would i have
problems if i created a file on my computer and tried to
have it read on a FAT32 formatted computer. (I really
didnt know how to say this)

NTFS is a disk management system, nothing to do with data files that are
created on it.