Actually I did reply to your post, but it may have been lost during an
e-mail problem at that time. I have formatted my USB drive to NTFS so that I
can use the compression feature. There have been no problems. As for sharing
and your other behavior, I can't help there because I disconnect the drive
before shutting down. It is used only for transferring files between
computers. Hope this helps you decide.

Peter
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> -----Original Message-----
> I asked this question a couple of weeks back and didn't get 
> any relevant answers.  Before I leap in and just do it, I'll 
> pose it again, in case anyone has fresh info.
> 
> 
> My question is:
> What is likely to occur if I attempt to re-format the FAT32 
> drive to NTFS while it's still in the USB box?  I should say 
> that I don't forsee any need for future compatibility with 
> other FAT32 systems, so that's not a factor.  
> 

> Ian Porter

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