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Citizen Bob wrote
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FAT32 has some strange issues

What is the maximum file size with FAT32?

4GB minus two bytes.

FAT32 max partition size is 30G,

Nope. XP wont create one bigger than that but it
works fine if you use something else to create it.

which is its biggest limitation.

Nope, the biggest limitation is actually the 4G file size limit.

NTFS is a much more secure and reliable fs

Thats arguable when NT/2K/XP claims that its unformatted
when its still usable in something else like knoppix etc.

as well as being more fully featured.

Yes, lots more secure and much more flexible with encryption etc.

Eg FAT has 2 copies of the FAT, and when an error ocurs, as
they do, scandisk just picks one at random and overwrites the other.

It isnt done at random.

50% of the time tis works... and 50% of the time you lose data.

Its much more complicated than that.

NTFS has 3 copies, so this problem doesnt happen.

Nice theory. Pity about the reality that NT/2K/XP can just decide
that the partition is unformatted when other stuff can read it fine.

FAT has no password security system, ntfs does,
so fat is 100% accessible to viri and any user.

Maybe you dont need the features of ntfs and fat32's limitations arent
a problem. FAT32 does give more OS options than ntfs, handy if dual
booting, running dos apps, or swapping discs with winDOS systems.

And much more viable if you want to be able to
write to that partition from both Win and Linux etc.