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TrueCrypt: NTFS or FAT?

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Mar 15, 202622836 views
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The default file system for a TrueCrypt volume is FAT. Isn't NTFS more robust? What are the pros and cons of creating a TrueCrypt NTFS vs. FAT volume?

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NTFS is more robust as filesystems go, but isn't supported as well on non-Windows operating systems. If the volume you want to create will be on portable media and used on a number of different machines, FAT32 overall will be easier to manage. It ma…

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