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File system recommendation needed! by Winsmith 2005-02-27 13:09:48
I want to set up my system in a way that allows me to access stuff from Windows as well as from Linux, so after allocating partitions for both OSes, I left 60 gigs of free space on the drive that should be accessible to both. However, it turns out that the only file system of which I know that both OSes can access without complications -- FAT32 -- doesn't support partitions as big as that.

Are there means of making Linux speak a decent NTFS, or of making Windows speak a decent, say, ext3?
Or is there any other filesystem type that might be usable?
[ Reply ]
  A cabinet w/ drawers + many hanging green folders (n/t) by jmaxsohmer2005-02-27 13:11:04
  Linux can format 60gigs to FAT32 by jiteo2005-02-27 13:13:44
    I tried. didn't do it. by Myke2005-02-27 13:18:34
      Seriously? by jiteo2005-02-27 13:20:01
        Just last week. (n/t) by Myke2005-02-27 13:35:25
      Well, that's Very Blinking Odd. by McNutcase2005-02-27 13:39:21
        68GB, here... (n/t) by Llyr2005-02-27 13:50:16
          130GB MUHAHA I BEAT YOU! by Spudd862005-02-27 13:58:36
        How'd you do it? by Myke2005-02-27 14:12:04
          mkdosfs, with certain magic passed to it. by McNutcase2005-02-27 22:35:46
    Which tool'd I have to use? by Winsmith2005-02-27 13:21:15
      mkfs.vfat -F 32 by jiteo2005-02-27 13:24:57
  What kind of drugs are you on? by XndeX2005-02-27 13:22:07
    Do you even read other posts? (n/t) by jiteo2005-02-27 13:24:14
      Yes I did. by XndeX2005-02-27 13:29:37
    No insults please by Winsmith2005-02-27 13:26:59
      Not meaning to insult by XndeX2005-02-27 13:32:20
        Since the disk management wizard by Winsmith2005-02-27 13:34:10
          well I guess it's time for a 3rd party app by XndeX2005-02-27 13:43:09
        32 gig limit last time I checked. by jiteo2005-02-27 13:35:05
          132GB is the theoretical limit for FAT32, IIRC. by themadkansan2005-02-27 13:45:15
  OK, so if FAT32 is out, by jiteo2006-11-19 12:55:59
    Yes (the latter is right, I think). (n/t) by theanomaly2005-02-27 13:24:39
  *sigh* by McNutcase2005-02-27 13:42:21
  Split it in two: 2 x 30 GB fat32 ? by Cokish2005-02-27 13:43:55

 

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