2006-10-11 08:43:30 · 3 answers · asked by cmn121176 1 in Consumer Electronics ➔ Music & Music Players
To make you ask questions.
2006-10-11 08:45:20 · answer #1 · answered by Blunt Honesty 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Because the iPod is made by Apple which is not a PC. Windows does PC. Apple does Apple and never the twain shall meet.
NTFS is used commonly by PC's due to Windows NT and all versions after that bro. You can use FAT32 on your PC's hard disk but most PC makers use NTFS which is supported by all versions of Windows past Windows NT.
Now why doesn't the iPod use it??
Check this paragraph from Wikipedia especially the last sentence..
NTFS replaced Microsoft's previous FAT file system, used in MS-DOS and early versions of Windows. NTFS has several improvements over FAT such as improved support for metadata and the use of advanced data structures to improve performance, reliability and disk space utilization plus additional extensions such as security access control lists and file system journaling. NOTICE NOTICE NOTICEThe exact specification is a trade secret of Microsoft.OKAY STOP NOTICING.
Yup Yup.
2006-10-11 15:54:10 · answer #2 · answered by sprydle 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Because that format is more efficent and simpler to implement. NTFS is only necessary once drives get over 64 gigs. And also Microsoft has never fully documented NTFS, and there may be Intellectual Property concerns if it was used. FAT32 is well known, open, and used by many operating systems (Linux, Mac, etc)
2006-10-11 15:46:32 · answer #3 · answered by Darien 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋