FAT32 versus NTFS?
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From: Somewhere in the EU
Originally Posted by vader716
If you ever change your mind you can convert from fat32 to NTFS but you can't go back the other way.
ETA (I think Mac OSX uses HFS+ so I don't belong in this conversation . . . I'll just leave now . . . )
Last edited by kobiashi; Dec 21, 2006 at 04:30 PM.
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From: Mount Airy,MD
Originally Posted by vader716
The full 60 will in all likelihood be usable as is. XP simply can't format over 32gigs but it can access fat32 partitions over 32 gigs.
Those drives typically arrive pre-formated so that shouldn't be an issue.
I believe the 4gig limit is on a file size not a partition.
Those drives typically arrive pre-formated so that shouldn't be an issue.
I believe the 4gig limit is on a file size not a partition.
I do know about the 4GB limit. I edit movies and TV programs I record on my Tivo or on my PC. Then create DVD's.