TrekStor DataStation, User Manual

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3.2 File systems
To be able to use a hard-disk of more than 32 GB under no matter which operating system
without restrictions it has to be divided into several partitions of less than 32 GB each and it has
to be formatted with FAT32. That way you dispose of several drives.
When to choose FAT32:
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You want to access your data under any operating system - FAT32 can be used in Win-
dows 98/98SE, ME, 2000, XP, NT, Mac OS 9.x and higher.
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You want to be able to boot your DataStation with other operating systems than Win-
dows NT or Windows 2000/XP.
When to choose NTFS:
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You exclusively use Windows 2000 or Windows XP.
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You desire optimized performance of your DataStation in Windows 2000 or Windows XP.
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