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Why is it that portable hard drives use FAT32 and not NTFS?
Why is it that portable hard drives use FAT32 and not NTFS?
I am attempting to configure the same setup. I have an NTFS partition that I hide from Windows while it's booted, however, this also hides the drive from the Windows 7 image backup process so it is not listed as a backup option. Is it safe to assume that I would have to show the partition with a drive letter then manually hide it after each backup routine as opposed to somehow enabling the Windows 7 image backup process to see a partition that does not have a drive letter assigned?
I prefer to hide the partition to eliminate any possibility of accidentally deleting any contents within the restore partition--as is my current setup with Acronis True Image Home with Acronis Secure Zone. With the F8 boot option it would be nice to go completely native Windows for backup/restore but I'm kinda hung up on having a hidden partition.