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Windows 7: Which format shall be used ?

07 Aug 2011   #1

Windows 7 Ultimate
Denmark
 
 
Which format shall be used ?

Hi.



I have a 2TB harddisk, that I want to use as backup media.

I shall format it, and the question now is, which format shall it be formatted with ?.

NTFS FAT32 ?
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07 Aug 2011   #2

W 7 64-bit Ultimate
The Lowcountry
 
 

You will get better cluster sizes and less waste using the NTFS format structure.
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07 Aug 2011   #3

8 Pro x64
 
 

NTFS - no question.
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07 Aug 2011   #4

Windows 7 Ultimate x64
 
 

NTFS of course.
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07 Aug 2011   #5

Win 7 Pro 64-bit
South Central Texas
 
 

^^^ What they said.
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07 Aug 2011   #6

Windows 7 Ultimate
Denmark
 
 

Many thanks you good folks
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07 Aug 2011   #7

8 Pro x64
 
 

You're welcome
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