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Peter Shkabara <[log in to unmask]>
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Mon, 30 Jun 2003 17:18:00 -0700
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Just a reminder that NTFS supports reliable file and disk compression. This
can almost double the capacity of a drive. I use it for that purpose on my
ZIP drives. My USB drive is also relatively small at 1.2G so I use NTFS on
it with compression as well.

Peter
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The NoSpin Group
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> -----Original Message-----
> >Here's my query:  Is it possible or even desirable to
> convert the old
> >drive (in it's USB enclosure) to NTFS?
>
> If security is not an issue, I know of no real reason to
> convert.  I left my USB drive using FAT32 so I can read it
> with my Windows 98 machines in case of a problem with my W2k machine.
>
> Doug

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