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

[Matthew Flaschen]

Derek Broughton wrote:
> 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.

Relying on the filesystem for encryption is a bad idea, IMHO.  I would
use a dedicated solution for that.

Matt Flaschen

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