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Not being a bright fellow, whilst upgrading OS. I often see the option to convert from FAT32 to NTFS.

I'm certain it speeds up the installation, but what other improvements does this actually do? :confused:
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Since i wouldn't probably expain it exactly right. Check this article out. :)
"When I am working on a problem I never think about beauty. I only think about how to solve the problem. But when I have finished, if the solution is not beautiful, I know it is wrong."
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Thanks Demis :)

Didn't know the issue was quite a complex one. (Choosing which one that is)
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If your not worried about security on your system, I would advise against NTFS, as you can't run any DOS based programs with NTFS. So some of your older games won't work with it. :cool:
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NTFS is the better file system but as mentioned before, DOS can't communicate with NTFS. DOS isn't needed that much today, but some applications - eg most backup programs - still use it.

The best solution I found so far is to have one small (say 2 GB) FAT partition on a machine and format the other partition(s) as NTFS. The FAT partition can then be used to back up data with Norton Ghost, Drive Image or the like.

If you don't want to run DOS-based applications, which usually means the OS itself or backup software, I'd recommend NTFS all the way.
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