I recently replaced the hard drive in my notebook computer. I just love getting new hardware! My new drive is faster (5,400 RPM as opposed to 4,800), larger by 10GB and quieter. I also doubled my RAM ...

When you have a new hard drive, or when you're reinstalling Windows, the OS may ask you to format the drive. If given a choice, the two common modes are NTFS and FAT32. But what are those, and why ...

Windows: If you use external drives or flash drives often, you've probably reformatted between NTFS and FAT32 tons of times. Here's how to convert a drive FAT32 to NTFS without losing any of your ...

I'm trying (key word, trying) to convert a friends 3tb WD My Book to FAT32 so he can store, and play all his AVI movies, etc. I'm using Acronis Disc Doctor, without much success. This is the ID info I ...

Ernie Smith is a former contributor to BizTech, an old-school blogger who specializes in side projects, and a tech history nut who researches vintage operating systems for fun. With so many emerging ...

When you purchase a new storage drive, it may tell you it needs reformatting, but which format is best? The main options for removable drives and memory cards these days are FAT32, exFAT, and NTFS, ...

I installed Whistler beta 2 formatting the hard drive to NTFS. I thought that whister used the same version of NTFS as windows 2000 (i.e. NTFS5), but I just found out that it is not so.<P>I wanted to ...

You might have come across these computer terms including FAT32, NTFS and much more. So what exactly is that? To make it simple both FAT32 and NTFS are file systems created for keeping track of files ...

I recently replaced the hard drive in my notebook computer. I just love getting new hardware! My new drive is faster (5,400 RPM as opposed to 4,800), larger by 10GB and quieter. I also doubled my RAM ...