JustinAiken Posted July 17, 2009 Share Posted July 17, 2009 What should I format a new drive as to put in my HTPC? HFS is a better system with less fragmentation, but it has to be accessed through 3rd party Macdrive software... Is it worth it? Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/175297-hfs-or-ntfs-for-storage-drive-on-windows/ Share on other sites More sharing options...
Poco Posted July 17, 2009 Share Posted July 17, 2009 Well if you want to store somethign larger than 8 exabytes then go with NTFS. If you want to have more than "32,767 Unicode characters with each path component (directory or filename) up to 255 characters long" then go with HFS+. iPoco Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/175297-hfs-or-ntfs-for-storage-drive-on-windows/#findComment-1202672 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snerler Posted July 18, 2009 Share Posted July 18, 2009 If you are going to be using the drive with Windows? NTFS of course. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/175297-hfs-or-ntfs-for-storage-drive-on-windows/#findComment-1203323 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Poco Posted July 18, 2009 Share Posted July 18, 2009 If you are going to be using the drive with Windows? NTFS of course. It saves you money this way. No need to purchase MacDrive. iPoco Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/175297-hfs-or-ntfs-for-storage-drive-on-windows/#findComment-1203328 Share on other sites More sharing options...
JustinAiken Posted July 20, 2009 Author Share Posted July 20, 2009 I already have MacDrive, which I need for my main computer... Is HFS+ so much of a better file system that it's worth going through a 3rd party driver, or would I get better performance out of NTFS? Of course, it's just a big drive going to be full of movies, so speed isn't too much of a priority... Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/175297-hfs-or-ntfs-for-storage-drive-on-windows/#findComment-1204460 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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