Old Software & NTFS

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Is there any way I can tell if my old software will runs on a HD formatted
as NTFS? By old I mean some of it dates to about 1998
 
Woodchuck said:
Is there any way I can tell if my old software will runs on a HD formatted
as NTFS? By old I mean some of it dates to about 1998
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Depends on what you mean by "old software"

If it's just a program, it's going to have no idea of what filesystem
you're using so it'll work just fine. It's the job of the OS to put a
layer of abstraction between your programs and the filesystem. On the
other hand, if it's a disk utility that works on the file level, then
it'll need to be NTFS-aware.


-WD
 
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