[mdlug] Portable hard drives.

[Michael Rudas]

--- Garry Stahl wrote:

> I am setting up a new portable hard drive.  1 terabyte
> I want to use a Linux partition instead of the usual Fat-32.  Etx3 for
> argument's sake What settings are required to give the drive the open
> parameters required to move from computer to computer?

Based on my extensive experience with mixed-OS access to external hard
drives, I recommend sticking with NTFS for the larger partitions and
creating an 8-to-15 GB FAT32 partition for quick transfers and
emergency access.  On a 500 GB to 1 TB drive I keep my NTFS partition
size to about 200-250 gig for more-efficient space usage (smaller
sectors) and better data integrity.  If you don't have a Windows
system to format the drive with, I'll bring you a "Bart PE" CD to boot
with.

~~ Michael Rudas
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