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Post by solocityElectricCyan on Jan 8, 2008 21:14:42 GMT -5
I've got a question about the filesystems. Do FAT32, FAT or NTFS work differently in any way? Like, would it be faster to use NTFS on my SD card, so my camera can use it?
Also, what does the file allocation unit size do? rofl. is it like the size of the sectors or something?
edit: so my camera doesn't use NTFS. but i still want to know the answer to the above questions XD
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Post by Hauskaz on Jan 8, 2008 22:06:10 GMT -5
FAT is slow, inefficient and outdated. Do not use FAT.
FAT32 and NTFS perform the same. However, NTFS is a somewhat more modern filesystem with support for encryption and compression.
Allocation unit size is the size of each sector. Larger sizes may yield a performance improvement when working with large media, but it also results in a lot of wasted space.
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Post by solocityElectricCyan on Jan 9, 2008 23:10:54 GMT -5
So I guess FAT32 is my best bet. Fucking Kodak can so absorb cocks.
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Post by Hauskaz on Jan 9, 2008 23:12:32 GMT -5
Most portable devices don't even support NTFS for compatability reasons, so you're probably stuck with FAT32.
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Post by solocityElectricCyan on Jan 10, 2008 16:51:19 GMT -5
..well that's gay
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Post by Hauskaz on Jan 10, 2008 16:54:16 GMT -5
BUT WHAT IF YOU WANTED TO USE A PORTABLE DEVICE OR CAMERA WITH WINDOWS 98?! NEVER MIND THE FACT WINDOWS 98 PROBABLY DOESN'T SUPPORT THE DEVICE ITSELF
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Post by solocityElectricCyan on Jan 10, 2008 16:58:06 GMT -5
WELL MAYBE I DON'T WANT TO USE WINDOWS 98?!
MAYBE I WANT TO USE IT ON VISTA
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