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On 03/05/16 12:58, Martin Gautier wrote:
Thanks for that. I have kept clear of Windows for over 16 years now, so it will be used solely for Linux. Windows is not allowed in this house.On 03/05/16 12:37, barnaby wrote:I had a surprise present from my son today, an external hard drive for back up. (I am just setting up a new computer.) When I checked it, I found that it was formatted to Ntfs. I was expecting it to be set to FAT 32 or some such. I was planning to format it to Ext4. However, I understand that Ntfs works with Linux. So I am looking for any advice with this. The new computer will have Xubuntu 16.04 installed, which I assume will be set to Ext4. Should I leave things as they are, or would it be better to format the drive? Thanks NeilMy 2p? If you ever plan to use the drive on a Windows computer (transferring photos, movies etc) then keep it as NTFS. If it's solely to be for Linux computers, reformat it. Martin
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