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Originally Posted by craigj2k11
the only reason FAT should be used over NTFS is if you are using Windows 95/98/Me, which you shouldn't be!
besides the fact that FAT is less secure than NTFS in the first place, you would be using an unsupported operating system, with old software not up to date with providing protection against the latest nasties
NTFS also lets you use file compression, and drive read/write speeds are quicker under NTFS
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I wasn't advocating to use of this outdated tech.
It is also worth noting that companies (eg, Hewlett Packard, Dell et al) were supplying XP to home users on a FAT32 platform for a few years.(it will work on it,).