Mar 24, 2006 #1 G galois427 Limp Gawd Joined Feb 10, 2004 Messages 454 I have a seagate pushbutton 300gb external hard drive and I was wondering if it was safe format it to ntfs.
I have a seagate pushbutton 300gb external hard drive and I was wondering if it was safe format it to ntfs.
Mar 24, 2006 #2 B BurntToast 2[H]4U Joined Jun 14, 2003 Messages 3,677 why not! My guess is that it comes default at FAT32 for the idiots still stuck on Win9x boxes. GO FOR IT!
why not! My guess is that it comes default at FAT32 for the idiots still stuck on Win9x boxes. GO FOR IT!
Mar 24, 2006 #3 U unhappy_mage [H]ard|DCer of the Month - October 2005 Joined Jun 29, 2004 Messages 11,455 It'll work fine, but you won't be able to plug it into mac/linux/win9x boxes and have it work. If that's not a concern, go for it, and enjoy larger file sizes and such.
It'll work fine, but you won't be able to plug it into mac/linux/win9x boxes and have it work. If that's not a concern, go for it, and enjoy larger file sizes and such.