Sharing files between Ubuntu 6.06 and Windows XP Pro - best disk format to use

[Derek Broughton]

Matthew Flaschen wrote:

> Derek Broughton wrote:
>> Matthew Flaschen wrote:
>> 
>>> In summary, it's mostly because it's not self-journaling and thus
>>> (relatively) easy to corrupt and fragment.  However, I'll repeat that I
>>> haven't had any real *problems*
>> 
>> True.  Its drawbacks are also its advantages.  It's simple.  I wouldn't
>> want to do real work on it, and since my only use for Windows is Quicken
>> , the only data I want in Windows I definitely _don't_ want on FAT, but I
>> have used FAT partitions for moving data around.
> 
> I still think that might be a bit over-cautious.  If you're not running
> a server, and keep regular backups, there's really nothing worth
> worrying about.

For my bookkeeping?  I don't think so.  I don't want those files on an
unsecured filesystem.  My whole windows partition is FAT32, so that I can
easily play with it from the Linux system, but I don't keep any sensitive
data there - either sensitive in the sense that I don't want anyone else
seeing it, or just in the sense that I can't stand to lose it.
-- 
derek