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Actually, The way that NTFS is used by most persons is LESS secure than FAT32- Here is why-
NTFS has "A relatively unknown compatibility feature", called Alternate Data Streams (ADS). Microsoft claims it was originally developed to be compatible with Mac systems... That use seems long past considering the fundamental changes to the Mac OS and equipment parity developed in recent years...
ADS provides hackers (and unscrupulous companies, agencies and governments) with a method of hiding; root kits, hacker tools or any other information / programs. This data can very possibly be executed without being detected by the systems administrator and / or MANY of the security tools in general use now.
Yes that's correct - If used properly NTFS is a much better file system, but in this day and age where the boundaries between ad-ware and malware are blurred and when keeping digital products such as software is so difficult, NTFS is NOT used correctly by most home users or by many other "professional users".
There are also seemingly safe software goods and products that at best can carry out hidden functions such as ID checking or program disablement to combat piracy. At worst these implementations can and have caused countess problems and data loss.
Remember this hidden forked data can be put anywhere so a digital photo or song can also contain or later have added "alternate data streams". The file appears the same and is reported to be the same size with or without this extra stream.
Governments are also known to use this "feature" - There are legitimate uses for this file system feature, but I question why there is such little knowledge of even the existence's of alternate data streams by the general population
This probably sounds like Science Fiction to some reading this, and it is a very biased view. My view is biased by what I've personally seen over the last 12+ years
Google NTFS alternate data streams and take a peek, then get your hands some software that allows you to check for this type of information on your NTFS files.
ADS is there, much of it is "ligit" - so use a program that will at least assist you in detecting "Questionable" information, for instance your personal information hidden in a photo or a song or somewhere you know you didn't put it or want it to be or executable files...
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Why is an NTFS partition more secure than a FAT32?
The NTFS file system proves to be secure than FAT32 since it can alert users about security issues on identifying them. At the same time, it provides encryption options and other permission settings.
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
Which system supports the most storage capacity the FAT32 and NTFS?
NTFS provides greater security and supports more storage capacity than the FAT32
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.
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.
Does fat32 support encryption?
No NTFS is the only file system capable of encryption
An optional file system for windows NT 2000 and xp OS its is more advanced file system compared to FAT32?
NTFS is the file system that windows XP uses; I know that much. NTFS can handle bigger files than FAT32. FAT32 can handle 2GB files maximum. (So I'm told)
How do you convert an NTFS drive to FAT or FAT32 in Windows Server 2008?
Windows doesn't provide any tools for converting an NTFS volume to FAT or FAT32. You will have to copy the files on the volume to another location and then format the drive. Note that FAT32 is a much more limited file system than NTFS, and there is probably no advantage to doing so on a server.
Where to find a FAT32 in California?
Question is very odd, FAT32 is a file format system used on many smaller mp3 players and sometimes on Operation systems such as windows, not much anymore since NTFS is much more secure, its kinda outdated. Anyways FAT32 has no form, digitally or phycially, so you cannot persay, find it.
Which file system allows more fragmentation FAT32 or NTFS?
NTFS allows more Fragmentation Than the FAT32 NTFS is capable to find the fragment quite fast, since the whole information is kept in several compact records. If a file is fragmented quite strongly, then, the HDD head has to implement many movements. It slows the process down.
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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