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Re: Sharing files between Ubuntu 6.06 and Windows XP Pro - best disk for

Subject: Re: Sharing files between Ubuntu 6.06 and Windows XP Pro - best disk format to use
From: Matthew Flaschen
Date: Mon, 05 Feb 2007 09:25:14 -0500
Derek Broughton wrote:
> Matthew Flaschen wrote:
> 
>> In summary, it's mostly because it's not self-journaling and thus
>> (relatively) easy to corrupt and fragment.  However, I'll repeat that I
>> haven't had any real *problems*
> 
> True.  Its drawbacks are also its advantages.  It's simple.  I wouldn't want
> to do real work on it, and since my only use for Windows is Quicken , the
> only data I want in Windows I definitely _don't_ want on FAT, but I have
> used FAT partitions for moving data around.

I still think that might be a bit over-cautious.  If you're not running
a server, and keep regular backups, there's really nothing worth
worrying about.

Matthew Flaschen

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