new external 1tb harddrive

dark_angel · 07-15-2008, 05:52 AM

i just got a new 1tb wd external harddrive. Would it be a good idea to format it to ntfs? Would i get any more space back as it is only 930 currently?

**brian** · 07-15-2008, 05:54 AM

no 930 is how much it should have, the box may say 1 TB but that is when 1 GB = 1,000 MB and not 1024 like ti should. but YES you should format it. the only reason you would want it to be fat32 is if you are planing on useing it in a mac or linux

dark_angel · 07-15-2008, 05:55 AM

ok thanks i'll reformat know

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dark_angel Silver Member Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: australia Age: 20 Posts: 218	new external 1tb harddrive - Should i reformat to ntfs? i just got a new 1tb wd external harddrive. Would it be a good idea to format it to ntfs? Would i get any more space back as it is only 930 currently? __________________ Case/Processor: SB61G2 X-PC Barebones AMD Athlon (tm) 64 Processor 3000+, MMX, 3DNow, ~2.0GHz Hard Drive/Memory:Seagate 120GB SATA-150/1GB RAM Video Card/Sound Card:NVIDIA GeForce4 MX 4000 (Microsoft Corporation)/NVIDIA(R) nForce(TM) Audio Monitor: 17" CMV CT-712A LCD Speakers/Headphones: Logitech R20 2.1 Keyboard/Mouse: Logitech G15 Gaming Keyboard Logitech MX518 Operating System: Windows XP Professional

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dark_angel Silver Member Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: australia Age: 20 Posts: 218	ok thanks i'll reformat know __________________ Case/Processor: SB61G2 X-PC Barebones AMD Athlon (tm) 64 Processor 3000+, MMX, 3DNow, ~2.0GHz Hard Drive/Memory:Seagate 120GB SATA-150/1GB RAM Video Card/Sound Card:NVIDIA GeForce4 MX 4000 (Microsoft Corporation)/NVIDIA(R) nForce(TM) Audio Monitor: 17" CMV CT-712A LCD Speakers/Headphones: Logitech R20 2.1 Keyboard/Mouse: Logitech G15 Gaming Keyboard Logitech MX518 Operating System: Windows XP Professional

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07-15-2008, 05:54 AM	#2 (permalink)
brian Moderator Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: California Age: 17 Posts: 4,284	no 930 is how much it should have, the box may say 1 TB but that is when 1 GB = 1,000 MB and not 1024 like ti should. but YES you should format it. the only reason you would want it to be fat32 is if you are planing on useing it in a mac or linux