NTFS vs FAT

[gaurav21r]

Hey ppl my comp repair guy recently installed a new Hard Disk... The Seagate Baracuda 80GB....is it a good one?

I found that 2 partitions were created like always, but this time C: is 20 GB FAT32 while D: is 55 GB NTFS...

Is it okay for 2 partitions to have different file systems?

Plus which is better and suitable for which type of work b/w FAT32 and NTFS

[Third Eye]

Originally Posted by gaurav21r

Hey ppl my comp repair guy recently installed a new Hard Disk... The Seagate Baracuda 80GB....is it a good one?

Yes

Is it okay for 2 partitions to have different file systems?

Yeah

Plus which is better and suitable for which type of work b/w FAT32 and NTFS

NTFS is better

See why -> http://www.ntfs.com/ntfs_vs_fat.htm

[kaustav_geek]

This might help you decide..

[eagle_y2j]

but for me FAT32 is gud option as it is having default read and write support from Linux OS

[sachin_kothari]

Originally Posted by eagle_y2j

but for me FAT32 is gud option as it is having default read and write support from Linux OS

ntfs can also be read and written from linux. but yes, u have to configure it (atleast in Debian).

[kaustav_geek]

but for me FAT32 is gud option as it is having default read and write support from Linux OS

Yes, thats very true. But I'd recommend FAT32 for one more reason... In case something goes wrong with your WIN installation, and you need to backup data using some Boot disk, Sometimes, NTFS isn't supported and you end up getting screwed...

[eagle_y2j]

Originally Posted by sachin_kothari

ntfs can also be read and written from linux. but yes, u have to configure it (atleast in Debian).

i prefer FAT32 for default read and write support ....its less messy

[praka123]

wait for sometime more for the work @ http://linux-ntfs.org for their final software.
afaik ntfs-3g is a beta software ofcourse based on the work of http://linux-ntfs.org project ppl.

[NucleusKore]

Originally Posted by eagle_y2j

but for me FAT32 is gud option as it is having default read and write support from Linux OS

Instead let only C be FAT32, make other drives ext3, and use ext2ifs to read/write the ext3 partition from windows, that's what I do

[eagle_y2j]

Originally Posted by NucleusKore

Instead let only C be FAT32, make other drives ext3, and use ext2ifs to read/write the ext3 partition from windows, that's what I do

but is this matters for linux users FAT32 and ext2 (we can read write both )

[praka123]

I have all my datas in ext3 file system partitions.

[Garbage]

hey guyz what u r talking abt ? Gaurav21r never asked for Linux with FAT.

@ gaurav21r

It is always better to have NTFS partitions than FAT / FAT32 partitions.

If u have any FAT32 partition then u can convert it to NTFS using windows command "convert"

Go to command prompt and type "convert /?" (without quotes)

[kalpik]

Originally Posted by praka123

wait for sometime more for the work @ http://linux-ntfs.org for their final software.
afaik ntfs-3g is a beta software ofcourse based on the work of http://linux-ntfs.org project ppl.

NTFS-3G is a stable software.. Its out of beta. http://www.ntfs-3g.org/

[mehulved]

locked. already many threads on this topic have been put up. Nothing new I see here.