Re: [PCWorks] Windows 7 And FAT32
- From: Tom <tjd@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: pcworks@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Wed, 29 May 2013 20:03:26 +0000
Thank you Lisa and Clint.
I hadn't heard of exFAT. I've read a lot about it today though.
The reason I asked about Windows 7 and FAT32 is because I
want to be able to access the files in DOS. Can't do that in
exFAT or NTFS. So, it looks like I'm stuck with continuing to
use XP.
You might ask why I want to stay in the twentieth century,
well I'm just a cantankerous old man.
I use the DOS version of Ghost with my DOS screen reader.
It's true, I would be able to use a Windows cloning program
to create an image but if for some reason I wouldn't be able
to get into Windows there would be no way to restore the
image to the hard drive. Now all I have to do is to put a
floppy into the floppy drive and DOS boots along with my
screen reader and I can restore any of my partitions.
Yep, I know, what's a floppy? ha ha
Thanks again.
Tom
** Your Message **
>Tom if for whatever reason you MUST use FAT32, (or something
>other than NTFS), there's something called exFAT:
>
>"If you haven't noticed one huge change with Windows 7 is
>that FAT32 is no longer an option when formatting drives.
>You are now left with the options of either NTFS or exFAT.
>OK so your asking what is exFAT? Well its not FAT32,
>actually its compatible with FAT64."
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