HELP - firewire drive and file system

tbwfilms wrote on 1/17/2003, 10:13 PM

I just bought a Wstern Digital external firewire drive (120GB) and by default, the file system is FAT32. Is this okay for capture/editing? Sorry - rookie here, and don't know much about this stuff, except I did hear that FAT32 was not the best.
If I do need to change it, how would I do so?

Thanks in advance for your help. This forum has been a life saver.

Marc

Comments

snicholshms wrote on 1/17/2003, 11:14 PM

You want NTFS not FAT 32. Reformat the Firewire Hard drive but first, remove any files from it or you will lose them.

BillyBoy wrote on 1/17/2003, 11:18 PM

Actually you can change to NTFS from FAT#@ without out file loss, or needing to reformat at least on Windows XP, I forget about earlier versions. There is a slight risk you could lose data, but really very slight. If your version of Windows allows it, it gives how-to in its help system. Very simple process.

HeeHee wrote on 1/18/2003, 2:14 AM

Marc,

As BillyBoy pointed out, you can convert Fat32 to NTFS in WIndows XP. You can also do this with Windows 2000. If you have Windows 98/Me or earlier, you are out of luck. They don't support NTFS.