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Originally Posted by ironman
The biggest advantage of ntfs over fat32, and the reason i format all of my drives ntfs, even thumdrives, is that fat32 limits the file size at 4GB, while Ntfs lets you use bigger files. I use lots of files over 8GB, so I use Ntfs, if it wasn't for that single reason i'd use Fat.
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This is the biggest issue with FAT32. Especially if you are handling DVD disk images. Space lost to cluster size and security are some of the other issues but these usually aren't major issues for typical users.
FYI - XP can address up to close to 8 terrabytes with FAT32. The installation program that ships with XP is limited to 32 gigabytes.