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Re: [Digital BW] Re: 4x5 Neg Scan Resolution - Optimizing PShop in Windows

2002-09-21 by Anthony Atkielski

Keith writes:

> Keep as few disks NTFS as possible -- the
> security features eat performance so don't
> use it on a standalone or small office machine
> at all....

I disagree.  Lose power at the wrong time on a FAT system, and you lose
everything.  NTFS is much more resistant to corruption, and is generally
much more solid overall.  The processor time required to handle the file
system is insignificant compared to other consumers of processor resources.

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