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- Is the native file system for WinNT/2k/XP
- Allows indexing which improves file searching (mostly, faster); causes slight performance hit (can turn off).
- Has better security -- such as file-wise encryption (not supported by WinXP home) and per-user access rules (you can stop your wife from seeing the porn folder!)
- Supports user quotas (prevent the tykes from downloading too many mp3s)
- Has file-wise compression.
- Is journaled, decreasing data loss (ScanDisk at start up unnecessary).
- Uses Unicode (allows foreign and extended character) file names and natively supports long file names.
- Supports larger files than FAT (greater than 4GB).
- Allows larger volume sizes (greater than 1TB) There is talk about a theoretical limit of 16 Exabytes, and up to 2 Terabytes.
- Supported format on dynamic disks (no dynamic disks on WinXP Home).
- Works well with large cache (greater than 96MB systems).
- Performs better on volumes ~20GB and more.
- Is more space-efficient on large volumes (greater than 8GB).
- Resistant to fragmentation.
What else can I help you with?
Why do routers with usb access use fat32 and not ntfs?
FAT32 can be used by more operating systems then NTFS. In order to use NTFS the computer must be formatted with the NTFS file system. NTFS systems are able to read both NTFS and FAT32. FAT32 systems cannot read NTFS.
Which system supports the most storage capacity the FAT32 and NTFS?
NTFS provides greater security and supports more storage capacity than the FAT32
Can you convert FAT32 to NTFS with Data?
yes But conversion from NTFS to FAT32 is not possible. One has to delete the partition and recreate FAT32 partition . Data will be lost in the process.
How do you change back to fat32 from ntfs if fat32 is not an option on the computer?
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What attributes are available in the NTFS file system that are not available in FAT and FAT32?
NTFS has many more attributes available, over 32,000 possible.
6 Why is an NTFS partition more secure than FAT32?
NTFS prevents changes from unauthorized users and prevents them from reading data from a computer. Where as FAT32 does not
Does fat32 support encryption?
No NTFS is the only file system capable of encryption
On a FAT32 partition can a file be convert to NTFS?
You can convert the entire filesystem to NTFS by running in a shell window ntfs C: or ntfs C:\
List four advantages NTFS offers over FAT32?
-Much greater limit of partition size -Much greater maximum size of a file -Faster searching -Support for access control
What are the advantages fat32 over NTFS?
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What does Windows 7 uses what to store and organize files?
Seven uses NTFS, FAT, and FAT32 that I know of. If you are formatting a hard drive, use NTFS. If you are formatting a memory card or usb drive use FAT32.
What are the 3 file systems supported in windows?
FAT16, FAT32, and NTFS.
