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Will I suffer any major drawback(s) if I have the drive formatted as FAT-32
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Is there any disadvantage(s) of using a 500GB external hard drive formatted as FAT-32 or is it simply a choice? I am asking this because I am an owner of a PS3 and it only recognizes FAT-32 formatted drives. I want the drive to be recognized on the PS3 but I also will use it with multiple computers…
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NTFS is in general a more robust file system, but the main obstacle with FAT32 that I run into is the 4GB file size limit - you can't have a single file larger than 4GB, which rules out certain things like DVD images or HD movies, etc. Apart from th…
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