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To: Jon Tara who wrote (14429)	1/1/2004 1:50:19 PM
From: Chas	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 14778

Why go through all the hassle when there is little advantage to using NTFS. When I get a disk from another party I want to be able to use it. I won't replace all of my disks to satisfy you dude. I choose to stay with the FAT32. Most of the corporate lease machines I get have FAT32. I pointed out a problem any computer user can run into if they convert from FAT32 to NTFS. The problem exists no matter how you like to explain it.

To: Jon Tara who wrote (14429)	1/1/2004 2:20:00 PM
From: Chas	Respond to of 14778

The type of file system installed on a volume determines the things you can and cannot do with that volume. For example, if you have a dual-boot computer and need to access a volume from Microsoft Windows Millennium Edition, you must format that volume using either FAT or FAT32; Windows Millennium Edition cannot access NTFS volumes. By contrast, if you need to enable disk quotas or use file and folder permissions, you must do this on an NTFS volume; neither capability is supported by FAT or FAT32. The Win32_LogicalDisk class can be used to identify the file system installed on any logical drive on a computer. NTFS is a more sophisticated file system than either FAT or FAT32. Because NTFS tracks additional attributes, such as quota information, reparse points, and file and folder permissions, NTFS typically provides slower access to files and folders on small volumes (less than 1 GB). On larger volumes, however, the superior search algorithms used in NTFS often make NTFS faster than either FAT or FAT32. However, unlike FAT or FAT32, NTFS allows you to modify the way the file system works. In some cases, this enables NTFS to work faster and more efficiently, thus negating the performance advantage FAT or FAT32 might have on some volumes. The NTFS properties are not exposed directly.