FAT32 and NTFS questions?

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Abby as Rick said the software should not care what the file system is. If it is designed to work with Windows XP it should work no matter if the file system is NTFS or fat32. If you have your all your programs on disc and all your serial #'s so that you can reinstall them including Windows do a fresh install (of Windows and all your apps) and you will find your computer will run faster. To do this properly you should low level format your drive first. There are many guides on the internet on how to do this.
 
Before you start from scratch, you may want to reinstall the DJ software and see if that fixes anything. There also may be other options before starting over. I'm a fan of starting fresh but not when a simple fix could have taken care of it.
 
I switched over to NTFS. All programs including my main DJ program works fine. PCDJ also on the computer is locked out and needs the unlock codes again which I don't remember. LOL Anyone know of a back way in?
 
Call them and ask for another code...And if that doesn't work thank them and let them know there are less honourable ways to do this ;)
 
Bottom line, NTFS is what you would expect to find on a current Windows machine, and solves the problem of todya's larger file sizes.

If there is any possibility that you would want to access your drive from someone else's machine or from a MAC then FAT32 will provide you with the compatibility you need for older computers and the MAC. You will on the other hand - need to manage yoru files such that they remain smaller than the 4GB limit.
 
Proformance said:
Bottom line, NTFS is what you would expect to find on a current Windows machine, and solves the problem of todya's larger file sizes.

If there is any possibility that you would want to access your drive from someone else's machine or from a MAC then FAT32 will provide you with the compatibility you need for older computers and the MAC (and other OS'). You will on the other hand - need to manage yoru files such that they remain smaller than the 4GB limit.
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Fixed that for ya
 
all operating systems that I use XP and up use NTFS

flash drives are all FAT32 (unless you know how to format them at NTFS but makes them unstable)

external HDD's over 500GB mostly use NTFS but there are some still using fat32

so you use what you need to use.....
 
Now, looking at Canute's question from another thread there appears to be another reason to use FAT32:

Certain DJ hardwares equipped with USB porst will only read FAT32 file systems like those found on flash drives. So, if you want to read a larger external drive with a piece of outboard DJ gear - you might need FAT32 to make it work.
 
i'll let you guys ponder this below


NTFS vs. FAT32 - really!

It's often asked; FAT32 or NTFS? Windows XP pushes you towards NTFS due to artificial limitations of its setup tools, and NT advocates nearly always say "use NTFS it's more secure". But you may want to think a bit further than that glib knee-jerk advice.

NTFS is a better file system, but the available maintenance tools and options suck.

Either choice, you will win some and lose some.

....Details here

FATxx is an old file system that is simple, well-documented, readable from a large number of OSs, and supported by a wide range of tools.

NTFS is a newer file system that is feature-rich, proprietary, undocumented at the raw bytes level, and subject to change - even within Service Packs of the same OS version.

Keeping NTFS proprietary allows Microsoft to root NT's security features deep within the file system itself, but it does cast doubts about the reliability and version-compatibility of third-party support. Without an official maintenance OS from Microsoft, one is forced to look to 3rd-party solutions, and the high stakes involved make FUD about accuracy of NTFS support a serious issue.

You are obliged to use FATxx if you need access from DOS mode or Win9x, e.g. in a dual-boot scenario.

You are obliged to use NTFS if you need support for files over 4G in size, hard drives over 137G in size, and/or you need to implement some of NT's security management that devolves down to NTFS.

Else, weigh up the pros and cons, and remember you can use multiple volumes, with different file systems for each. Even FAT16 has niche strengths (small FAT, large cluster size, easier data recovery) that may make it attractive for certain types of content.

More detail below

NTFS may be faster...
- smaller RAM footprint as avoids large FAT held in RAM
- indexed design more efficient for many files per directory
- small file data embedded in dir level, avoids seek to data chain
- above factors make fragmentation less onerous than for FATxx
- 4k cluster size matches processor's natural paging size
...or slower...
- extra overhead of security checks, compression, encryption
- small clusters may fragment data cluster chains

NTFS may be safer...
- transaction rollback cleanly undoes interrupted operations
- file-level permissions can protect data against malware etc.
- automatically "fixes" failing clusters on the fly (controversial)
...or more at risk...
- no interactive file system checker (a la Scandisk) for NTFS
- no maintenance OS for NTFS
- malware can drill right through NTFS protection, e.g. Witty
- transaction rollback does not preserve user data
- transaction rollback does not help other causes of corruption
- more limited range of maintenance tools
- automatically "fixes" failing clusters on the fly (controversial)

NTFS may be more space-efficient...
- smaller cluster size than FAT32 above 8G
- may include data of small files within the directory level
- NTFS's bitmap structure is smaller than FAT32's dual FAT
- sparse files and compression can reduce data space usage
...or less so...
- NTFS has large MFT structure
- larger per-file directory metadata space

I would use NTFS where:

*Users have professional-grade IT admin, including backup on hand
*Users need to hide data more than they need to salvage it
*Applications require files over 4G in size
*Hard drives that exceed the 137G barrier

But while NTFS has no maintenance OS from which...

*Data can easily be recovered
*File system structure can be manually checked and repaired
*Malware can be scanned for and cleaned
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...I myself would avoid the use of NTFS in consumer PCs, but most now will be using ntfs so stay with it!

so hope some of that helps
I been writting some papers for tech and this is ongoing learning more every day...
 
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