wilson200 Posted January 9, 2009 Report Share Posted January 9, 2009 ive been using utorrent for sometime now but the the only thing im having trouble with is getting games, it says that the files are to big and some might be missing when finished so i have never gone thru with it. any ideas how i can change it or is this normal and when they finish it works correctly? thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DreadWingKnight Posted January 9, 2009 Report Share Posted January 9, 2009 Don't try to download to a hard drive that's FAT32. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wilson200 Posted January 9, 2009 Author Report Share Posted January 9, 2009 ive got an external harddrive all my torrents go to, is that not where they shud be placed? and what does fat32 mean? im not very good with computers so you will have to forgive me. cheers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DreadWingKnight Posted January 9, 2009 Report Share Posted January 9, 2009 FAT32 is a filesystem. Chances are, the external hard drive came formatted using it. (Check the properties in your "My Computer" window to see what kind it is).Convert it to NTFS. - http://support.microsoft.com/kb/314097 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wilson200 Posted January 9, 2009 Author Report Share Posted January 9, 2009 if i convert to ntfs, will i lose everything which is on there allready, ive read that link you sent but it only states that i will not be able to change back?will it damage it and will it stil be usable on my and other computers, sorry for all the questions just unsure what will happen. thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DreadWingKnight Posted January 9, 2009 Report Share Posted January 9, 2009 Any computer that supports NTFS will be able to use your drive.No data will be lost provided you don't attempt to interrupt the process. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Firon Posted January 10, 2009 Report Share Posted January 10, 2009 You can't change back to FAT32, but no data will be lost.All your Windows machines will be able to read NTFS. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wilson200 Posted January 10, 2009 Author Report Share Posted January 10, 2009 so if i cahange to ntfs what will this ultimtley do for me?i.e will i still be able to use my computer as it is or will it change? and if you have changed over yourself what benifits have you seen if any? cheers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ultima Posted January 10, 2009 Report Share Posted January 10, 2009 What benefits? You don't run into the problem you're experiencing. Again, FAT32 has a 4GB per-file filesize limit. NTFS doesn't. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wilson200 Posted January 12, 2009 Author Report Share Posted January 12, 2009 so shud it be wise to switch over then? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
moogly Posted January 12, 2009 Report Share Posted January 12, 2009 Read that:http://windowsitpro.com/article/articleid/38803/understanding-file-size-limits-on-ntfs-and-fat.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ultima Posted January 13, 2009 Report Share Posted January 13, 2009 If you're tired of having trouble downloading large files, then sure. The better question here would be: Is there any reason you want to stick to FAT32? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wilson200 Posted January 13, 2009 Author Report Share Posted January 13, 2009 i really dont know what the difference is i dont have a clue with computers i just know how to do the basics and this is why im asking all these questions. i said in a previous post that all my downloads go to a external hard drive and that i have looked on the properties of it but i am unable to find what im looking for, the only thing i found was on windows support page and that was telling me to do the main harddrive not ma external one Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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wilson200 Posted January 13, 2009 Author Report Share Posted January 13, 2009 im using my (I)drive it says fat32 but i dont know how to change it!? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ultima Posted January 13, 2009 Report Share Posted January 13, 2009 Convert it to NTFS. - http://support.microsoft.com/kb/314097 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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