NTFS vs. FAT32 - Round 2

[eldren]

I recall a thread like this before the forums were lost - unfortunately, I paid little attention to it.

I've currently a 40GB, split into two partitions: 10GB for the OS and the rest for files, games, etc. Both are formatted in NTFS (Yes, yes, smaller cluster sizes, etc., etc.). However, I'm reconsidering after what happened yesterday.

While copying files from my older harddrive to my storage partition and browsing the pifast times chart, my computer hung (Overclocked too high, not enough voltage). Tempted by pifast (It tempts me to overclock higher. ), I kicked my JIUHB up to 2.5GHz, booted. Win2K, of course, froze soon after it finished loading, so, with a sigh, I went back, restored my previous overclock. Getting back into windows, I find that the storage partition, onto which I'd just copied over 15GB, was gone. Explorer lists it as "Local Disk" instead of the label I gave it. Click on the drive icon, it's tells me the partition is either corrupt or not formatted.

Now I'm worried that after I've completed copying everything from the old drive and formatted it, one of my partitions will again spontaniously corrupt. Was it a freak accident, or is NTFS potentially this unstable? I'm seriously wondering if I should go back to FAT32.

[Agent]

NTFS is a lot more stable than FAT32, and to be fair, if you was copying large amounts of files and using windows without making sure that your overclock was 100% stable, what do you expect ?. No file system is designed around an unstable system.

[jamin]

Go NTFS everytime..... more stable and secure too! Always fully soak test your overclocks m8. I have paid that price before!

[eldren]

I thought the system was stable (2.4GHz), mind you. Had run Memtest86 for just under 5 hours without any problems, then two hours of Prime95, again, without problems. After that little scare, running Prime95 while copying caused a hang. Upped the voltage to 1.8v, running the same didn't. This time, it required Prime95, copying and Pifast to get a hang. Lowered the multiplier and the voltage (2.3GHz @ 1.6v), ran Prime95, three instances of Pifast and copied, no hang. So hopefully it's stable now.

[acidrainy]

NTFS all the way

You cant store files over 4 gig on FAT32 :'(

[TiG]

Overclocking does put hard disks at risks, thats the one thing that i've seen cause the most hell for systems, when you get crap data copy across you can see disks disappear, but NTFS is so much more stable than FAT32.

You just need to go and read the technical docs on them at microsoft or other sites to understand why, or try and remember C0312 computing lecturers

TiG

[Rys]

NTFS is loads more than just 'more stable'. It's all about journalling, transactions, security, ACL's, locked streams and loads of other good stuff.

FAT32 is a kids file system in comparison.

Rys

[Spud1]

nothin more to say really, its like comparing a 486DX with an AthlonXp3200+ ...no contest

[THCi]

I would prefer a 486DX, as I can still use TRUE dos, and mount my partitions within Linux. But, its up to the user at the end of the day what they want to see on thier machine.

I just prefer a command line to be available to my uses if I need it.

[Rabs]

erm my view NTFS, I will never see that annoying scandisk again...

ok ok to the point, its quicker and more reliable... oh and it supports files over 2GB in size which matters as I compile DVD's.

[Apex]

do a chkdsk /f at the cmd promt and see what happens when it reboots might fix thre prob for you might make it worse

[Spud1]

1 thing that used to be against NTFS was that linux could not mount NTFS volumes, but now all the distros based on the newer (last 6 months) kernel will mount em fine

[dgr]

Originally posted by THCi
I would prefer a 486DX, as I can still use TRUE dos, and mount my partitions within Linux. But, its up to the user at the end of the day what they want to see on thier machine.

I just prefer a command line to be available to my uses if I need it.

you can still instal slackware on an xp3200+

[Lexeus]

Originally posted by THCi
I would prefer a 486DX, as I can still use TRUE dos, and mount my partitions within Linux. But, its up to the user at the end of the day what they want to see on thier machine.

I just prefer a command line to be available to my uses if I need it.

You can still access NTFS disks from the promt, you just need a special boot disk, you can get it at www.bootdisk.com

[Agent]

Or just use youe windows CD and boot off it

[pmk24]

Originally posted by Agent
Or just use youe windows CD and boot off it

allways worked for me aswell

i dont even think about making a FAT partition these days