If you have NTFS, here’s a Registry hack for increasing its performance. Whenever you view a directory on an NTFS volume, the filesystem updates the date and timestamp to show the last time the directory was accessed. If you have a very large NTFS volume, this continual updating process can slow system performance. To disable automatic updating, run the Registry Editor and go to HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentContolSet\Control\Filesystem. Look for NtfsDisableLastAccessUpdate. If it’s not present, create it as a DWORD. Set the value to 1.
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To use XP compression or encryption, you have to use NTFS. But if you instead have a previous filesystem, such as FAT32, you’re not left out you can convert it to NTFS. To convert a volume to NTFS, use XP’s convert utility. To convert a volume to NTFS, at a command prompt, type:
convert d: /fs:ntfs
where d: is the volume you want to convert.
You can also use a number of parameters along with the utility:
/v
This runs the utility in verbose mode, which provides information about the volume being converted.
- /nosecurity
- This sets the security privileges on the converted disk so that its files and folders can be used by anyone.
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- /x
- Use this parameter if you’re on a network and want to make sure another user cannot disrupt the conversion process by trying to access the drive while you’re converting it. This parameter dismounts the drive from the network.
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- So, enjoy better compression facilities with NTFS if you are working with windows XP…
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