meow2222@care2.com wrote
> VWWall wrote
>> Citizen Bob wrote
>>> meow2222@care2.com wrote

>>>> 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.