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| Thread ID: 28170 | 2002-12-12 09:20:00 | NTFS verses Fat 32? | Sergio (928) | Press F1 |
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| 105471 | 2002-12-12 09:20:00 | My programmes are on one HDD (Fat 32) & data files on a second HDD (Fat 32). I want to change either one or both drives to NTFS. My PC is running Windows XP Professional and Office 2002 1. Do I need to have both drives the same, ie NTFS? 2. Will Word and Excel files etc created on NTFS be able to be read on PC's with Fat 32? (as in say my office which is still on Fat 32) 3. Can I network PC's running on NTFS with PC's using Fat 32? Thanks Sergio |
Sergio (928) | ||
| 105472 | 2002-12-12 09:51:00 | 1 No 2 Yes 3 Yes |
godfather (25) | ||
| 105473 | 2002-12-12 09:52:00 | 1) No, you can have a mix of format types. 2) The data in files isn't affected by the format they are stored on. As long as the os (XP) can access the files and transfer them (network, removeable FAT formatted disk etc), the destination PC (Fat) is happy. 3) Yes, the OS that is running on the PC, the disks are attached to, is responsible for handling the format types, not the remote PC making a request for a file service. |
wuppo (41) | ||
| 105474 | 2002-12-12 09:52:00 | snap GF :D | wuppo (41) | ||
| 105475 | 2002-12-12 18:08:00 | Thanks for your help in clarifying the issue. I will go ahead and convert all to NTFS. Sergio |
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