to compress or not to compress?

[Burnie Burnerson]

I bought my pc about 6 months ago. I didn't realize my Hdd was not set up with the NTFS file system enabled? So I've currently got about 170gig of my 186 available gigs taken up with data. When I went to apply to accept NTFS compression it said it was going to be 25 days to compress my whole system. My question is do many of you use this system? Does it slow you down? How should I best remedy this current situation? the burnmeister.

[DABhand]

NTFS can handle files upto 4gig. Its a better filesystem..

I suggest saving your saved games, and completely reinstall windows (clean install i.e. wipe the hard disk) and choose NTFS partition when booting from CD.

[spidross01]

Yeag agree, but first go get yourself that external hard drive, dump all the stuff you want to keep onto it

The re install windows and select ntfs under the format options!!

As i said earlier the perks of having another drive are multiple

[Sidney]

Actually it is FAT32 that can handle file size up to 4gb.
NTFS is unlimited file size.

[DABhand]

Since when?

[TippeX]

since it was invented...

fat32 = 32 bit max record = ffffffff = 4 gig ish max file size

ntfs does not have that limitation

personally i like my boot disk to be fat32 so i can repair it when windows crashes/messes up by bouncing into dos and fixing it, with ntfs its a lot tricker as you have to boot from the os cd/dvd and select recovery console or whatever and do a lot of manual crap.. had to do it recently and i very much regretted making the boot drive on the laptop ntfs for that reason....