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Date:	Fri, 14 Oct 2005 10:34:15 PDT7
From:	Peter Skye <pskye@peterskye.com >
Reply-To:	scoug-help@scoug.com
To:	scoug-help@scoug.com
Subject:	SCOUG-Help: 32 GB FAT32 (was: large hard drive)

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> Peter Skye said:
>
> >Thanks, that matches my own info -- 32 GB is the maximum partition size
> >for FAT32.

Steven Levine wrote:
>
> I believe you are misreading the article to reflect your beliefs. I
> recommend you read it again, especially the part about the 8TB
> maximum and XP working with FAT32 partitions larger than 32GB.

?? I don't think so. You're looking at the absolute maximum for
certain implementations. I'm looking at the common denominator (the
"POSIX" value) for compatibility.

But thanks for the implementation info. I didn't know some of them
support more than 32 GB on FAT32.

I know the Mac studios I use only can do 32 GB FAT32, and the Windows
room where I last tried this could only do 32. So for portable drives I
guess it's 32 GB "just to be safe" but for a specific installation it
can be higher.

The remaining question: What does FAT32.IFS support?

- Peter

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