NTFS Vs. FAT32 FILE SYSTEM

[kumarmohit]

Does changing file system to NTFS stops scandisk????
coz in my pc after the day i changed hdd's filesystem to NTFS, startup scandisc, which runs when improper shutdown is done, has stopped coming..

See he scan disk does no sop bu need o use scandisk in NTFS is vesy low because NFS is journalised FS so its only he journal's inegri ha needs remain consistent instead of FAT32 where there is no journal and the integrity of enitre disc must be cared for... so scan disk runs but rarely in NTFS if you dont do a clean shutdown or reboot

 

[Darthvader]

open my computer>right click on any of ur partitions and it shud show u ur filsystem

 

[mehulved]

i am using win 98, this time i didnt find it, can u please provide more help

-keves-

Windows 98 doesn't support NTFS. So, you will have FAT.

 

[Darthvader]

Windows 98 doesn't support NTFS. So, you will have FAT.

There is no question of ntfs in win 98 since he was asking how to view wat fs his drives uses in 98.

 

[Manshahia]

You Should Use FAT32 if :
-u want to install more than one operating system on your computer.
-ur hard drive is smaller than 32GB.

Go for NTFS if :
-u want enhanced file security.
-u need better disk compression.
-u r running only one operating system.
-ur hard drive is larger than 32GB

1. I always dual boot my system with Win Xp and Linux. Which is the best File System for me?
2. ALso i hav heard that there is no problem of fragmentation in NTFS. Is it True??
3. Wud i b able to run simple softwares on my NTFS system??
4. Any Speed Differential??

 

[thunderbird.117]

What about the Winfs? Whats new in that and how does it compare with NTFS and FAT?

WinFS is dead. Microsoft threw it outside the window.

 

[mehulved]

1. I always dual boot my system with Win Xp and Linux. Which is the best File System for me?

Atleast one FAT32 partition, though there's no such problem with writing on ntfs, in linux now. But, preferably your C:\ should be NTFS

3. Wud i b able to run simple softwares on my NTFS system??

Why not?

 

[Arsenal_Gunners]

I have xp on ntfs with a 10 gb partition ready for vista.Will Vista work on this file system.

 

[Pathik]

yup vimal vista ll work on it.. It needs min 8gb ntfs partition

 

[Arsenal_Gunners]

^^will 10 gb do for ultimate.
off topic
I have an xp partition of 7 GB(thought that will be enough)
Is there any way to change the default location of my docs(or docs.and settings
completely) as I am really short on space on C: and cant even hibernate.

 

[Pathik]

yup vishal had given a reg hack 4 that.. Search the forum

 

[Rollercoaster]

^^will 10 gb do for ultimate.

NO. Ideally u should allocate 30GB for vista ultimate. The os Itself is abt 6.2GB + Pagefile(~1.5gb) + Hibernate(say 1GB)

and u will install applications too. vista also does a lot of logging and authoringsto it keeps eating up space. Just installing basic utilities nd Office and Codecs and players etc will take up 5GB+ then add space for automatic updates, drivers(my tuner driver takes up 600Mb )

u get the idea....


and btw abt this thread.. NTFS is definately the way to go.. atleast with PCs running XP and higher. If u use win98 then u will have a bit of trouble sharing files but u can shift ur My documesnt XP folder to the fat partition .. that will make things easier.

 

[nikhilrao]

Nice Useful Info - Thanks.