Backup Partition - NTFS vs FAT32

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  1. kreesdqban
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    Why is it that portable hard drives use FAT32 and not NTFS?
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  3. quenoteam
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    kreesdqban said:
    Why is it that portable hard drives use FAT32 and not NTFS?
    For use in WINXP-VISTA-7 and Mac OS X
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  4. kreesdqban
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    quenoteam said:
    kreesdqban said:
    Why is it that portable hard drives use FAT32 and not NTFS?
    For use in WINXP-VISTA-7 and Mac OS X
    Would it be wise to convert a portable hdd to NTFS for use with Windows PC's only?
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  6. logicearth
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    kreesdqban said:
    quenoteam said:
    kreesdqban said:
    Why is it that portable hard drives use FAT32 and not NTFS?
    For use in WINXP-VISTA-7 and Mac OS X
    Would it be wise to convert a portable hdd to NTFS for use with Windows PC's only?
    Sure. Sides NTFS is already getting great support on Mac and Linux thanks to ntfs-3g
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  7. SanityKills
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    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.
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  8. logicearth
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    SanityKills said:
    I prefer to hide the partition to eliminate any possibility of accidentally deleting any contents within the restore partition....but I'm kinda hung up on having a hidden partition.
    Then simply deny the permission to delete contents from the drive for your user account. A hidden partition is no longer required from there on.
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