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Android1 · Jun 6, 2009, 11:34 AM

If you are not planning on moving any more large files, I would switch back to FAT32. Journaling file systems like NTFS write more frequently to their volumes, thereby shorting the life of your flash drive. Remember that your flash drive is only good for a limited number of writes.

For more information about the journaling concept, see here.

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Jun 6, 2009, 11:34 AM	#7
Android1 Radeon Polaris 20 XL Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Upper Midwest Posts: 10,026	If you are not planning on moving any more large files, I would switch back to FAT32. Journaling file systems like NTFS write more frequently to their volumes, thereby shorting the life of your flash drive. Remember that your flash drive is only good for a limited number of writes. For more information about the journaling concept, see here.