So I guess I should format this huge external HDD to NTFS?

[CajoleJuice]

I already ripped all my Simpsons DVDs, but that can be done again quickly enough. I didn't realize this HDD was FAT32 until I was far into my collection. Basically, the only problem is that FAT32 doesn't support files over 4 GB, so if I want to rip a long DVD or download a massive file I might have problems. Is there any reason why I should keep it formatted as FAT32, other than I could plug it in directly to my 360 if I wanted to?

[demi]

Yes, NTFS is basically the standard for high capacity - don't quote me on that

I thought X360 could read NTFS?

[CajoleJuice]

I dunno, I've just heard that the 360 USB port only reads FAT32. I mean, I can stream through my PC with my NTFS drive, so it doesn't matter. I'm just kinda surprised that this came out of the box formatted as FAT32.

[TVC15]

360 does not read NTFS.  

[demi]

They probably assumed you were not a filthy shithead pirate with 4GB files

[Powerslave]

NSFW

[TVC15]

Really, Cajole, you're only going to be dealing with 2gig plus files if you are dealing with HD content.  And if you do want to watch HD content, you can just stream it from your PC, which is what I do.

[CajoleJuice]

Really, Cajole, you're only going to be dealing with 2gig plus files if you are dealing with HD content.  And if you do want to watch HD content, you can just stream it from your PC, which is what I do.

That's what I said I do.

I was just curious if there was ANY reason to keep it was FAT32, like some magical fool-proof data recovery system.

One last question, should I enable file and folder compression?

[demi]

Not really no

[CajoleJuice]

Was that an answer to the first or second question (even though the first wasn't really a question)? Or both?