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    What filesystem type on flash drive?

    Discussion in 'Linux Compatibility and Software' started by The Fire Snake, Jul 31, 2008.

  1. The Fire Snake

    The Fire Snake Notebook Virtuoso

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    I am getting a new 4GB flash drive in a couple of days. I am looking for the drive to have maximum speed and reliability(that is not losing data I put on it). I recently learned here on this board, that writing to NTFS filessystems through Linux is perfectly fine and stable these days.

    My question is: I want to use this flash drive in Vista x64 and Linux and want max speed and reliability. What should I format it as Fat32 or NTFS?

    Thanks.
     
    The Fire Snake, Jul 31, 2008
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  2. srunni

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    JFFS2 or LogFS would be preferable, but I guess NTFS would work too :p
     
    srunni, Jul 31, 2008
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    ntfs cuz neither jffs2 or logfs work in windows.
     
    wywern209, Jul 31, 2008
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  4. srunni

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    Nope, there is simply no demand for compatibility with such inferior OSes ;)
     
    srunni, Jul 31, 2008
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  5. Bog

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    FAT32

    10 characters
     
    Bog, Jul 31, 2008
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  6. The Fire Snake

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    Ok, so i got one person saying FAT32 and another saying NTFS. No sure what to do :confused:

    Also what do you mean by "10 characters" ?
     
    The Fire Snake, Jul 31, 2008
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  7. Bog

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    The minimum post limit is 10 characters. You won't notice any difference between FAT32 and NTFS other than FAT32's file size limitation (~4GB); but, given the size of memory sticks today, FAT32 is fine.
     
    Bog, Jul 31, 2008
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    I would also go with FAT32. Even tho NTFS would do you just fine too, I have personally experienced some errors when copying files from a Linux partition to NTFS. Happens rarely but does happen. So FAT32 just to be on the safer side.
     
    LIVEFRMNYC, Jul 31, 2008
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    Go with FAT32.
     
    Oceanus, Jul 31, 2008
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  10. theZoid

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    I think those cards are by default FAT aren't they? check it....either one for me...mine are NTFS
     
    theZoid, Aug 1, 2008
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    I have experienced faster file copy speed with NTFS so if you want better disk speeds go with NTFS rather than FAT32.
     
    Gintoki, Aug 1, 2008
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