From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Mon Jan 12 16:25:45 2009 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 47B0F106566C for ; Mon, 12 Jan 2009 16:25:45 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from jerrymc@gizmo.acns.msu.edu) Received: from gizmo.acns.msu.edu (gizmo.acns.msu.edu [35.8.1.43]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id E08368FC17 for ; Mon, 12 Jan 2009 16:25:44 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from jerrymc@gizmo.acns.msu.edu) Received: from gizmo.acns.msu.edu (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by gizmo.acns.msu.edu (8.13.6/8.13.6) with ESMTP id n0CGPKTu018588; Mon, 12 Jan 2009 11:25:20 -0500 (EST) (envelope-from jerrymc@gizmo.acns.msu.edu) Received: (from jerrymc@localhost) by gizmo.acns.msu.edu (8.13.6/8.13.6/Submit) id n0CGPJhJ018587; Mon, 12 Jan 2009 11:25:19 -0500 (EST) (envelope-from jerrymc) Date: Mon, 12 Jan 2009 11:25:19 -0500 From: Jerry McAllister To: RW Message-ID: <20090112162519.GB18474@gizmo.acns.msu.edu> References: <4967C511.3060100@comcast.net> <20090109231748.GA3715@gizmo.acns.msu.edu> <20090110033633.77e00a1e@gumby.homeunix.com> <49690095.8030101@onetel.com> <20090111022325.3e252ce7@gumby.homeunix.com> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <20090111022325.3e252ce7@gumby.homeunix.com> User-Agent: Mutt/1.4.2.2i Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Mounting /c X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Mon, 12 Jan 2009 16:25:45 -0000 On Sun, Jan 11, 2009 at 02:23:25AM +0000, RW wrote: > On Sat, 10 Jan 2009 20:09:57 +0000 > Chris Whitehouse wrote: > > > Why not as a matter of curiosity? It has its limitations (eg max file > > size) but it's very cross platform. > > ntfs is much more robust than fat32, if you crash windows or pull the > plug, you are more likely to lose data with fat32. But, if your MS-Win slice is just there for occasional convenience and is not especially significant, converting NTFS to FAT32 is an easy way to be able to write to it directly from FreeBSD. The alternative is to create a 3rd slice that is FAT32 and use it as a communication stash. FAT32 has its limitations, but it is quite usable under most circumstances if those limitations are not important. ////jerry > _______________________________________________ > freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list > http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions > To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-questions-unsubscribe@freebsd.org"