On Fri, 06 Aug 2010 10:18:48 GMT, here@heaven.com wrote:
sometimes u dont have a choice some soft ware if u want to use it
demand a fat 32 drive. just my 2 cents
>> I am not an expert on file systems, but I can easily state that there
>> are advantages and disadvantages in both files systems. However, I
>> think that NTFS overall is best suited for larger files, plus it
>> supports compression and encryption should you chose to use
>> Microsoft's weak EFS. (Which in itself is really a bad idea) Moreover,
>> I see no reason to use FAT32 on any of your drives…there is no
>> sensible point or advantage. You have a lot more control when using
>> NTFS. I don't think it makes any difference as far as security goes
>> when formatting an encrypted container. You can use both file systems.
>> Still, I recommend NTFS especially if you're going to format large
>> containers or whole drives.
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>I was talking about unecrypted partition because NTFS keep a %logfile where all modifications on files are logged (including name of files).
>This is not wiped by any software (as far as I know).
>FAT32 are easier to wipe (I guess).
>As it is very difficult to monitor what windows do with all temp files, bak, etc. it will be easier to control a FAT32 partition and i think risky to install windows on a NTFS.
>Well, for sure, the best is probably to encrypt the OS partition.
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