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-Ever- · 02-18-2004, 10:55 AM

Thanks Yakimushi.
Mephex: what do you think about Yakimushi's post? He, and others, say that XP can't create fat32 without Partition Magic, and you're saying you can. I went back into the manager, typed in 32gb instead, and it still said ntfs...
Thanks for your help all!
-Tim

--EDIT-- Whoops! Just went in and said 31gb instead of a full 32gb and I can now do Fat32.
So I just ran a 'quick format' on the partition and it opens up just fine now. I'll go ahead and try this on my buddies computer. I might just wind up grabbing his files then going back to a full ntfs partition. Care to give me a brief in-a-nutshell of the plusses and minuses of fat32 and ntfs? I'm using the drive mainly for high quality audio storage and general backing up use.
Thanks for everything guys. You were more help than any of the computer-specific forums I posted on

-T

02-18-2004, 10:55 AM	#13 (permalink)
-Ever- Junkie Location: San Francisco	Thanks Yakimushi. Mephex: what do you think about Yakimushi's post? He, and others, say that XP can't create fat32 without Partition Magic, and you're saying you can. I went back into the manager, typed in 32gb instead, and it still said ntfs... Thanks for your help all! -Tim --EDIT-- Whoops! Just went in and said 31gb instead of a full 32gb and I can now do Fat32. So I just ran a 'quick format' on the partition and it opens up just fine now. I'll go ahead and try this on my buddies computer. I might just wind up grabbing his files then going back to a full ntfs partition. Care to give me a brief in-a-nutshell of the plusses and minuses of fat32 and ntfs? I'm using the drive mainly for high quality audio storage and general backing up use. Thanks for everything guys. You were more help than any of the computer-specific forums I posted on -T __________________ Embracing the goddess energy within yourselves will bring all of you to a new understanding and valuing of life. A vision that inspires you to live and love on planet Earth. Like a priceless jewel buried in dark layers of soil and stone, Earth radiates her brilliant beauty into the caverns of space and time. Perhaps you are aware of those who watch over your home And experience of this place to visit and play with reality. You are becoming aware of yourself as a gamemaster... --Acknowledge your weaknesses-- Last edited by -Ever-; 02-18-2004 at 11:07 AM..