Changing from FAT32 to NTFS

Hey, I have fixed this old harddrive that I found lying around. . . It is in FAT32 format, will it make a difference if I change it to NTFS?.

Windows Hardware 9627 This topic was started by csimp10, 2008-11-19 16:18

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2008-11-19 17:18

Hey, I have fixed this old harddrive that I found lying around... It is in FAT32 format, will it make a difference if I change it to NTFS?

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2009-01-15 06:43

FAt32 is the old windows format and the NTFS i believe is the new format, i would go with the NTFS but it is up to you

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2009-02-13 07:52

Hello,
Visit the link to know the advantages and disadvantages of both the file systems.
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/10010