NTFS Vs FAT32 Whats your opnion whats the diffrence???????

Question

I use a NTFS whats the diffrence betwen them are their other types of harddrives??????

Answer 1

fat dose not see all of the larger drives

Answer 2

I have used both the hard drive partitions with Windows XP Pro.

Though NTFS has more features like Compression, Encryption and others, FAT32 is a lot faster than NTFS partitions.

Also you cannot enter a NTFS partition from the DOS.

Answer 3

NTFS and FATxx are just two format windows uses to store data, it helps windows to make a file structure.
FAT is used on lod computers where u can't install windows nt/2000/xp/2003/vista or where u don't need any sort of secure interface. NTFS is made only for NT machines and is a lot more secure then FAT... FAT can be handled by any microsoft operating system, while ntfs has only nativ supprt in nt/2000/xp/2003/vista.

Answer 4

Both are systems for storing data on a hard drive in a Windows environment. When you have a hard drive you can't just throw data on there randomly: it needs to be written in an orderly and organized way, or the system will not be able to find anything. A filesystem is a series of conventions by which an operating system reads from and writes to a physical hard disk.

NTFS is newer than fat* and highly preferable for large volumes as it will not only successfully mount a larger volume size, but will make more efficient use of the space available to it. Windows XP will not install on a fat* formatted drive.

The drawback to NTFS is that it is a proprietary format, so using anything other than Windows to access the drive is... touchy.

There are *plenty* of other filesystems: ext2, ext3, reisterfs, HFS plus, etc. Windows will only deal with fat* and NTFS systems, and the others are used by various *nix systems. Any hard drive is formattable in any filesystem, provided you've the right software. It is even possible, with a little skill, to have different sections of a single hard drive formatted with different file systems.

Answer 5

NTFS isn't a 'type' of hard-disk it's a system for organising how the files are stored.
NTFS is more secure and has better fault tolerance.
NTFS is MUCH more efficient in using disk space.
Malicious software can hook itself into NTFS data-streams making it difficult to remove.
FAT32 can be quicker and it's easier to remove malicious software (by booting to dos using a win98 cd).

Answer 6

The main difference between FAT32 and NTFS is the way it arranges and stores file on the hard disk to maximize space. From the start, FAT32 was invented by Bill Gates while NTFS was introduced in Windows NT. FAT32 was based on the original FAT system and works in a similar fashion to remain compatible with existing programs, networks and device drivers. NTFS was created because FAT16 and FAT32 file systems were too limited to provide the advanced features that are necessary for an enterprise level operating system. Another difference is that FAT32 uses the ASCL 8-bit character set for its file and directory name scheme while NTFS uses the Unicode 16-bit character set for its name scheme. NTFS also offers added features like file and directory security by using DACL and SACL.

FAT32 file system was basically made for storing programs and data on floppy disks. FAT32 supports drive up to 2048 GB which makes it better from the FAT16 file system. It also solved the problem of limited cluster size, making it more efficient than FAT16. FAT32 is also reliable and has many advanced features that we can still use today. The root directory can be moved to another section of the Hard Disk and the damage portion can be repaired. It can use both the default and the original copy of FAT. Applications respond at least 50 percent faster with FAT32 than if using fewer system resources. FAT32 works in Windows NT, 2000 and XP but with limited access to the full features. One thing that makes FAT32 not user friendly around the world is because it does not recognize non-English file names. Another disadvantage is that your computer can get corrupted if your system crushes while creating or updating files.


On the other hand, NTFS offers more security and administrative tools that are not available in the FAT file system. NTFS was designed to be capable of managing global and enterprise-level operating systems. It provides support to efficiently manage large hard disks and volumes that exceeds FAT32 size limitations. It is a lot more user friendly because NTFS allows user anywhere in the world to manage files using their native language. NTFS allows administrators to set local permission on files and folders to specify which users have access to them. It is a must have for corporation who has large volumes of data because of its feature in security and access to it. NTFS was designed to map disks up to sizes that will be even working beyond 20 years, which makes it very practical. One of its important features is that if the system crashes, NTFS can examine the log file and use it to restore the disk to a consistent state with a minimal data loss. The feature is called “fault tolerance”

Answer 7

NTFS is newer, more stable and all.
Use FAT32 only if you plan on using MS DOS (Or Windows98 for which you can install an NTFS driver however).

As for: "are their other types of harddrives??????". I suppose you mean "File Systems". Yes there is a lot of other ones*, however none which Windows would support natively.

WinFS will come up with the next version of Windows (Windows Vista).

Answer 8

The Ntfs system is more compressed and more secure so says Microsoft your best bet is to get on to Microsoft to find out more.

Answer 9

NTFS supports local security and FAT32 doesn't. NTFS has compression facility.