The Correct File System - Digittrade HS128 User Manual

The Correct File System

- In the table below you can see the compatibility between operating
systems and file systems.
Win 98
Win NT, 2000,
ME, XP, Vista
Mac OS X
Linux
R - reading
With additional programs it could be possible to write on file systems, on
which it usually is not possible.
The DIGITTRADE Security Hard Dive is at the time of delivery already
preformatted in the NTFS file system. In the table above you can see the
compatibility of NTFS to your operating system. Should NTFS not be
suitable to your operating system, you will have to format the HDD again
(see chapter: "Partitioning / formatting", p. 41).
For windows users we recommend using NTFS. For Mac OS X is HFS+ the
most powerful file system and for Linux you should use EXT3. Naturally,
it is also possible to format the DIGITTRADE HIGH SECURITY HDD with
every other file system. This does not affect the security features.
If you want to use the hard drive using different operating systems,
we recommend to use the FAT32 file system, since it can be read and
written by almost every operating system. However, it will cause
reductions in the maximum file size and partition size. Furthermore there
will be performance differences.
NTFS FAT32 HFS+
X R, W
R, W R, W
R R, W
R R, W
W - writing
EXT3
X X
X X
R, W X
X R, W
X - no compatibility
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