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Windows 7: 16Gb flash drive FAT32 or NTFS?
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26 Jan 2011
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#11 | |
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exFAT (aka FAT64) is nice, but can xp machines read it? or do they need extra software?
| My System Specs |
| System Manufacturer/Model Number mickey megabyte 1234
OS ultimate 64 sp1
CPU i5 2500K 3.3@4.2GHz
Motherboard MSI P67A-GD53
Memory 8 gigs GSkill Ripjaws 1600
Graphics Card amd hd6950
Sound Card creative x-fi gamer
Monitor(s) Displays samsung 24"
Screen Resolution 1920x1080
Keyboard saitek eclipse ii
Mouse logitech g3
PSU antec 550
Case antec three hundred
Cooling i'm a cooling fan
Hard Drives ocz vertex 2e 60 gig, samsung f3 1tb, buffalo 2tb ext
Internet Speed about 4 Mbps
Other Info i love win7
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26 Jan 2011
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#12 | |
Win 7 Pro x64 SP1 OS X Snow Leopard 10.6.7 Auckland, NZ |
Quote: Originally Posted by mickey megabyte  exFAT (aka FAT64) is nice, but can xp machines read it? or do they need extra software? Install this patch to add exFat support for XP. Download details: Update for Windows XP (KB955704) | | My System Specs | | System Manufacturer/Model Number Macbook Pro 15" (2011) (Matte Version)
OS Win 7 Pro x64 SP1 OS X Snow Leopard 10.6.7
CPU Intel Core i7 2820QM 2.3GHz (Quad-Core)
Motherboard N/A
Memory 8GB 1333 MHz PC3-10600 DDR3 SDRAM
Graphics Card ATI Radeon HD 6750M (1GB, GDDR5)
Sound Card N/A
Monitor(s) Displays 1 Display
Screen Resolution 1,680 x 1050 (Matte Screen, Anti-Glare)
Keyboard Apple Wireless Keyboard
Mouse Apple Wireless Magic Mouse
PSU N/A
Case N/A
Cooling N/A
Hard Drives 750GB SATA (5400 rpm)
WD My Passport Essential 1TB Portable Hard Drive
Internet Speed Max - 2.2MB/sec; DSL provided by Telecom NZ
Other Info MS Office Professional 2010
McAfee Total Protection 2011
On a Laptop Stand (Hand-Built)
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26 Jan 2011
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#13 | |
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that's what i thought, you can't stick your exFAT stick into an xp box, and expect it to work.
shame.
ntfs looks the better option over exFAT then, and maybe over FAT32 too. | | My System Specs | | System Manufacturer/Model Number mickey megabyte 1234
OS ultimate 64 sp1
CPU i5 2500K 3.3@4.2GHz
Motherboard MSI P67A-GD53
Memory 8 gigs GSkill Ripjaws 1600
Graphics Card amd hd6950
Sound Card creative x-fi gamer
Monitor(s) Displays samsung 24"
Screen Resolution 1920x1080
Keyboard saitek eclipse ii
Mouse logitech g3
PSU antec 550
Case antec three hundred
Cooling i'm a cooling fan
Hard Drives ocz vertex 2e 60 gig, samsung f3 1tb, buffalo 2tb ext
Internet Speed about 4 Mbps
Other Info i love win7
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27 Jan 2011
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#14 | |
Windows 7 Home Premium x64 SP 1 Florida |
Quote: Originally Posted by DeanP
Quote: Originally Posted by mickey megabyte exFAT (aka FAT64) is nice, but can xp machines read it? or do they need extra software? Install this patch to add exFat support for XP. Download details: Update for Windows XP (KB955704) I tested this with my trusty (and old) 1GB flash drive on my Windows XP laptop. Apparently, XP already supports exFAT. Was this support part of a previous Windows XP update? | | My System Specs | | Computer type PC/Desktop
System Manufacturer/Model Number Dell Studio XPS 8100
OS Windows 7 Home Premium x64 SP 1
CPU Intel Core i7 860 @ 2.8 GHz
Motherboard Dell 0T568R (CPU1)
Memory 8.0 GB Dual Channel DDR3 @ 664 MHz (9-9-9-24)
Graphics Card nVidia GeForce GTS 240
Sound Card M-Audio Delta Audiophile 2496
Monitor(s) Displays Dell 2407WFP
Screen Resolution 1920x1200
Hard Drives 977 GB Western Digital WDC WD1001FAES-75W7A0 (SCSI)
Antivirus MSE, MalwareBytes Anti-Malware
Browser Firefox
Other Info Microsoft Security Essentials, Mozilla Firefox, Mozilla Thunderbird. M-Audio Keystation 88es (keyboard controller), Western Digital Passport 250 GB external HD, Logitech Z2300 speaker system, two Mushkin Enhanced Mulholland 16GB USB flash drives, AKG K240 Studio headphones.
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27 Jan 2011
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#15 | |
Win7U 64 RTM Ellesmere Island |
Quote: Originally Posted by gogreen I tested this with my trusty (and old) 1GB flash drive on my Windows XP laptop. Apparently, XP already supports exFAT. Was this support part of a previous Windows XP update? Yes. It's part of an XPSP2/3 update: Description of the exFAT file system driver update package
James | | My System Specs | | OS Win7U 64 RTM
CPU Q9550
Motherboard GA-EP45-UD3R
Memory 8GB Gskill
Graphics Card ASUS|EAH4850/HTDI/1GD3/A
Sound Card xfi Plat
Monitor(s) Displays Dell 2405fpw
Screen Resolution 1920x1200
Keyboard MS Natural Ergonomic 4000
Mouse Logitech MX610 USB Cordless
PSU Antec
Case Antec
Hard Drives Seagate & WD sata Drives
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27 Jan 2011
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#16 | |
Windows 7 Home Premium x64 SP 1 Florida |
Quote: Originally Posted by James Colbert
Quote: Originally Posted by gogreen I tested this with my trusty (and old) 1GB flash drive on my Windows XP laptop. Apparently, XP already supports exFAT. Was this support part of a previous Windows XP update? Yes. It's part of an XPSP2/3 update: Description of the exFAT file system driver update package
James Good deal, James. Thanks for this confirmation. | | My System Specs | | Computer type PC/Desktop
System Manufacturer/Model Number Dell Studio XPS 8100
OS Windows 7 Home Premium x64 SP 1
CPU Intel Core i7 860 @ 2.8 GHz
Motherboard Dell 0T568R (CPU1)
Memory 8.0 GB Dual Channel DDR3 @ 664 MHz (9-9-9-24)
Graphics Card nVidia GeForce GTS 240
Sound Card M-Audio Delta Audiophile 2496
Monitor(s) Displays Dell 2407WFP
Screen Resolution 1920x1200
Hard Drives 977 GB Western Digital WDC WD1001FAES-75W7A0 (SCSI)
Antivirus MSE, MalwareBytes Anti-Malware
Browser Firefox
Other Info Microsoft Security Essentials, Mozilla Firefox, Mozilla Thunderbird. M-Audio Keystation 88es (keyboard controller), Western Digital Passport 250 GB external HD, Logitech Z2300 speaker system, two Mushkin Enhanced Mulholland 16GB USB flash drives, AKG K240 Studio headphones.
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27 Jan 2011
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#17 | |
Windows 7 Ultimate x64 / OS X Snow Leopard 10.6.8 |
exFAT is slow, that's my beef with using it and it doesn't appear to show any true advantage over using NTFS. You can't interface exFAT with any MS OS pre-XP or if XP machines aren't on SP2, or if Vista users aren't on at least SP1 so I would suggest NTFS. exFAT is in theory more efficient than NTFS but tests show otherwise, I have a 16GB eSATA flash drive and it takes extra minutes to move data to and from it in exFAT.
One of the inconsequential benefits is how it has the tendency of keeping data less fragmented because flash drives can access data anywhere on the flash memory regardless at the same time.
I use my flash drives to move data between 3 different platforms, Linux, OSX and Windows XP/Vista/7, NTFS will be the best choice in that scenario. A lot of OSX users out there don't use updated builds, only Snow Leopard with the latest release will read exFAT, those on Leopard and Tiger won't. | | My System Specs | | System Manufacturer/Model Number Sony / IBM / Apple MB Pro 2011
OS Windows 7 Ultimate x64 / OS X Snow Leopard 10.6.8
CPU i7 QM720 - AMD MV40 - i5 2.3Ghz SB
Memory 8GB - 4GB - 8GB
Graphics Card Nvidia 310M - ATI 3200M - Intel HD3000
Sound Card Various
Monitor(s) Displays Sony 17 inch LCD - 12 inch - 13 inch
Hard Drives OCZ Vertex 2 240Gb
Crucial RealSSD C330 256GB
OWC Mercury Extreme Pro 6G 240GB
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27 Jan 2011
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#19 | |
Windows 7 Home Premium x64 SP 1 Florida |
Quote: Originally Posted by Stratos exFAT is slow, that's my beef with using it and it doesn't appear to show any true advantage over using NTFS. You can't interface exFAT with any MS OS pre-XP or if XP machines aren't on SP2, or if Vista users aren't on at least SP1 so I would suggest NTFS. exFAT is in theory more efficient than NTFS but tests show otherwise, I have a 16GB eSATA flash drive and it takes extra minutes to move data to and from it in exFAT.
One of the inconsequential benefits is how it has the tendency of keeping data less fragmented because flash drives can access data anywhere on the flash memory regardless at the same time.
I use my flash drives to move data between 3 different platforms, Linux, OSX and Windows XP/Vista/7, NTFS will be the best choice in that scenario. A lot of OSX users out there don't use updated builds, only Snow Leopard with the latest release will read exFAT, those on Leopard and Tiger won't. Very helpful. Thanks! | | My System Specs | | Computer type PC/Desktop
System Manufacturer/Model Number Dell Studio XPS 8100
OS Windows 7 Home Premium x64 SP 1
CPU Intel Core i7 860 @ 2.8 GHz
Motherboard Dell 0T568R (CPU1)
Memory 8.0 GB Dual Channel DDR3 @ 664 MHz (9-9-9-24)
Graphics Card nVidia GeForce GTS 240
Sound Card M-Audio Delta Audiophile 2496
Monitor(s) Displays Dell 2407WFP
Screen Resolution 1920x1200
Hard Drives 977 GB Western Digital WDC WD1001FAES-75W7A0 (SCSI)
Antivirus MSE, MalwareBytes Anti-Malware
Browser Firefox
Other Info Microsoft Security Essentials, Mozilla Firefox, Mozilla Thunderbird. M-Audio Keystation 88es (keyboard controller), Western Digital Passport 250 GB external HD, Logitech Z2300 speaker system, two Mushkin Enhanced Mulholland 16GB USB flash drives, AKG K240 Studio headphones.
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27 Jan 2011
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#20 | |
Windows 7 Home Premium x64 SP 1 Florida |
I think NTFS wins...  | | My System Specs | | Computer type PC/Desktop
System Manufacturer/Model Number Dell Studio XPS 8100
OS Windows 7 Home Premium x64 SP 1
CPU Intel Core i7 860 @ 2.8 GHz
Motherboard Dell 0T568R (CPU1)
Memory 8.0 GB Dual Channel DDR3 @ 664 MHz (9-9-9-24)
Graphics Card nVidia GeForce GTS 240
Sound Card M-Audio Delta Audiophile 2496
Monitor(s) Displays Dell 2407WFP
Screen Resolution 1920x1200
Hard Drives 977 GB Western Digital WDC WD1001FAES-75W7A0 (SCSI)
Antivirus MSE, MalwareBytes Anti-Malware
Browser Firefox
Other Info Microsoft Security Essentials, Mozilla Firefox, Mozilla Thunderbird. M-Audio Keystation 88es (keyboard controller), Western Digital Passport 250 GB external HD, Logitech Z2300 speaker system, two Mushkin Enhanced Mulholland 16GB USB flash drives, AKG K240 Studio headphones.
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