just put 80g harddrive alongside
my original 40g
original FA93-G4 C local disc File system Fat32 free space 19.7gb total size 35.6 gb New H/D local disc E local disc File system NTFS free 76.6gb total 76.6 basicaly should they not be fat32 or does items go automaticaly on to new H/D are they working together being different fat32 and ntfs?? thanks ..
2007-03-10 02:55:07 · 6 answers · asked by retired gentleman 4 in Computers & Internet ➔ Other - Computers
should have said I am running windows Xp home
2007-03-10 03:14:12 · update #1
ntfs is for XP and fat32 is for the other windows OS like 98. XP works better with ntfs but can STILL open files on partitions or disks that are in the fat32 format.
98, on the other hand, only runs on fat32 and can't open or access hard drives using the NTFS format.
Items, e.g. files don't automatically transfer to a new hard drive -- you have to transfer them yourself.
2007-03-10 03:01:52 · answer #1 · answered by Dandirom 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Don't worry about the different formatting, it will not affect anything. NTFS is a more efficient and reliable format. You can change the FAT 32 if you want but I would not recommend it unless you know what you are doing.Your data will not automatically go on to the new drive and if you move something across, for instance your music the programme you use to play music will not find them. If you want to install a new programme, when it starts to install it gives you a destination for example C/ Folder/programme name, you need to change the C to E or whatever the new drive is called. Good Luck.
2007-03-10 11:08:22 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
NTFS is just a different way of laying the data out on the disk... it works fine alongside a FAT32 one, or by itself, or with another NTFS one (or other way round...).
Both of them just make 'space' for you to use. How stuff gets put onto 'E' is up to you. Any application already installed onto 'C' stays there. Any new application you install, you can let it install on 'C' or you can install it on 'E'... but te registry will still be on 'C' and the Windows programs will still be on 'C'.
Any data you save, you can choose to save it on 'C' or 'E'. Once you save it, it won;t move between disks by itself.
2007-03-10 11:03:16 · answer #3 · answered by bambamitsdead 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
if you are running 2000 or xp format to ntfs it safer but remember
you will wipe the hard drive i have on old h/drive running from usb that is formated fat32 but only but unimportant stuff on it hard drive in pc is ntfs hope this helps
2007-03-11 11:47:02 · answer #4 · answered by simonjohnlaw 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Your best bet is the convert the FAT32 drive to NTFS, they don't play well together.
2007-03-10 11:00:00 · answer #5 · answered by ? 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Fat32 does not have security. You can leave it alone if security is not a big issue with you.
2007-03-10 11:00:42 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋