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Buying a Hard Drive, what are the downsides to formatting in FAT32?
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<blockquote data-quote="warrenbert" data-source="post: 108504"><p>The advantages of NTFS and HFS are that they are jounaled file systems, which means that they are less susceptible to data loss. FAT32 has partition size limitations and is not nearly as efficient as either NTFS or HFS. I can't see any reason why anyone would want to have interchangeable external storage for PC and MAC. Transfer files via your network, that's why it's there. Backup files via your network, that's how any well-protected enterprise-class system is protected. Just my $.02.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="warrenbert, post: 108504"] The advantages of NTFS and HFS are that they are jounaled file systems, which means that they are less susceptible to data loss. FAT32 has partition size limitations and is not nearly as efficient as either NTFS or HFS. I can't see any reason why anyone would want to have interchangeable external storage for PC and MAC. Transfer files via your network, that's why it's there. Backup files via your network, that's how any well-protected enterprise-class system is protected. Just my $.02. [/QUOTE]
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