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  • August 27, 2006 at 6:29 pm #14814
    xdczigzag
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    I just checked my laptop and found that although I’m running XP professional my hard drive is FAT 32 not NTFS, which means there are certain things I can’t do with it.

    Question is, should I convert it to NFTS, and is this risky? I find it odd that it is FAT 32 in first place…is this a laptop issue? I know it’s partitioned but dunno why it was configured that way…Any ideas?

    August 28, 2006 at 9:15 am #32975
    XDCMADMAX
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    def. convert to ntfs, much more stable and secure file structure that fat32.

    August 28, 2006 at 9:24 am #32976
    Anonymous
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    I’ve seen a fair few laptops on FAt32 but I’ve been out of circulation for a few months and getting a bit rusty, but IIRC FAT32 is better for smaller drives such as those on laptops 💡 I’m sure there is a method to the madness but I can’t for the life of me rememebr why atm 😥

    August 28, 2006 at 11:33 am #32977
    xdczigzag
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    cheers guys….

    I have about 35 gigs which i suppose is quite small…so best to stick to fat32 then?

    if i do decide to convert can i do just 1 part of the partition though?

    September 5, 2006 at 2:17 pm #32978
    XDC MadHippy
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    http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/using/setup/expert/russel_october01.mspx

    IMO I’d wait until you’re due for a format and re-install. Then use NTFS.

    September 5, 2006 at 4:03 pm #32979
    xdczigzag
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    cheers hipster 8)

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