to compress or not to compress?

[Burnie Burnerson]

I'm definitley gonna get a external HD now! Thanks boys I'll show your posts to the little woman. I'll be like "see baby? we need this!" now if I could just get her to agree on that threesome with her hot friend!

[Luciel]

Originally Posted by Burnie Burnerson

I'm definitley gonna get a external HD now! Thanks boys I'll show your posts to the little woman. I'll be like "see baby? we need this!" now if I could just get her to agree on that threesome with her hot friend!

HA!

Cheeky bugga

[Sidney]

FAT16 Size Limits
Maximum file size
4 GB minus 1 byte

FAT32 Size Limits
Maximum file size
4 GB minus 1 byte

NTFS Size Limits
Maximum file size
Theory: 16 exabytes minus 1 KB
Implementation: 16 terabytes minus 64 KB

Direct from Microsoft, or maybe they are getting things mixed up too.

[DABhand]

Thats largest block sizes its talking about, im talking about in theory loading a file through memory, its smooth on NTFS rather than FAT32.

[Sidney]

Good heavens above DABhand.
I suggest you had better write an email quickly to Microsoft and point out their error.
Obviously, according to you, when they refer to Maximum file size they have it wrong, and they are in fact meaning 'largest block size'.
(Just quietly though I do think they know what they mean)
(Oh yes, this all came about because you insisted that - Quote "NTFS can handle files upto 4gig" - you were wrong about that. It seems you don't want to admit your error)

[TippeX]

well if u have a max partition size of 4 gig, max file size is 4 gig, but i know mx partition size of fat32 is bigger than that, try running fdisk .. i have multiple partitions > 4 gig some of the partitions are fat32 and i know the max file size on them is 4 gig i've tried, to do successful dvd rips etc etc u need ntfs really

[DABhand]

We are obviously not connecting here lol


Microsoft are saying that FAT32 can handle reading files from blocks of 4GB on a partition. But reading a 4GB file and managing it, is very very slow on FAT32..

On the other hand, NTFS can deal with files on a infinte sized blocks of a partition, but handles reading of 4GB sized files smoothly and effeciently..

Im not talking about partition sizes that can be used.


A test is easy, get a game that uses a compressed data file of 2GB or more (i.e. contains files for the game)..

During level loads, FAT32 partition will be slower to read from that 2GB file, NTFS will race through it.