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I AM CONSIDERING UPGRADEING MY "C" DRIVE TO NTFS FROM
FAT32. MY QUESTION IS WILL I USE MORE DRIVE SPACE BY
UPGRADEING TO NTFS. IF SO A GUESS AS TO HOW MUCH WOULD
HELP.

THANX ES
 
NTFS uses smaller cluster sizes than does FAT32, which makes more efficient use of hard drives space when using small files are stored.

FAT32 uses a 32 sectors per cluster if the hard drive is 32gb or bigger, 16 sectors from 16-23 gb hard drives, 8 sectors for 8-16GB

NTFS uses 4 sector per cluster on hard drives larger the 1gb.
 
If the hard drive is bigger then 32G

FAT32 uses 32 sectors per cluste
NTFS uses 4 sector

FAT32 will have more slack (wasted non-usable space) then NTFS saving files to the hard drive.
 
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NTFS uses smaller cluster sizes than does FAT32, which
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makes more efficient use of hard drives space when using
small files are stored.
FAT32 uses a 32 sectors per cluster if the hard drive is
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32gb or bigger, 16 sectors from 16-23 gb hard drives, 8
sectors for 8-16GB.
NTFS uses 4 sector per cluster on hard drives larger the 1gb.
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Thanx for your help Sue looks like I can save some space
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with the more efficient use of space.
ES
 
-----Original Message-----
If the hard drive is bigger then 32GB

FAT32 uses 32 sectors per cluster
NTFS uses 4 sectors

FAT32 will have more slack (wasted non-usable space)
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then NTFS saving files to the hard drive.
 
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