I have a 1TB external hard drive that I want to use with Linux, Mac & Windows 7. What filesystem should I format it with?
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posted by metaBugs
on Aug 2, 2012 -
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My parents computer isn't booting, and it's due to a corrupt ntfs filesystem. I'd like to run CHKDSK, but when I try to boot into the repair console, it requires an administrator password, which we don't have (second-hand computer). I can't use a password reset disk, because it won't recognize the disk (presumably due to the corrupt filesystem). Catch-22 - what now?
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posted by chrisamiller
on Nov 23, 2010 -
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I think I'm finally switching to Ubuntu on my main machine. I have two 160GB external drives, currently both with NTFS, currently mirrored (by software, not a RAID). With what and how should I format/use these guys?
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posted by tmcw
on Mar 14, 2008 -
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Why does my hard drive keep losing it's file system and switching from NTFS to RAW?
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posted by itchylick
on Sep 22, 2007 -
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Is it possible for Windows 2000/XP (or more properly, an NTFS disk volume) to "collapse" under the weight of too many files?
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posted by chef_boyardee
on Feb 1, 2007 -
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How can I reuse a Windows hard drive as an external Mac hard drive without losing my data?
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posted by frenchbenj
on Dec 4, 2006 -
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I just received a new Acer laptop. The hard drive is 100GB, but it arrived divided into two partitions. According to the Windows XP Professional disk management window, the drive is divided as follows ...
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posted by punishinglemur
on Aug 11, 2005 -
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I'm a Mac head formatting a partition on my Windows 2000 Prof box - What's the difference between NTFS and Fat32? Which should I choose?
posted by jalexei
on Mar 12, 2004 -
8 answers
