On Fri, 2014-08-01 at 16:09 -0400, Chris Murphy wrote:
> On Aug 1, 2014, at 11:37 AM, Angelo Moreschini <mrangelo.fed...@gmail.com> 
> wrote:
> 
> > Hi ,
> > 
> > I need to use an USB Hard Disk as repository; that is a "subversion 
> > repository" that is used in a local network.
> > 
> > This means (for me) that the data wrote inside the HD can be used, in case 
> > of emergency, bot on OS Linux both on OS Windows ....
> > 
> > Actually in this Hard Disk (that have ntfs file system) are stored data 
> > writed from OS Windows XP; and I am not able to read (easily) this data in 
> > OS Fedora.
> > 
> > Actually I can read only some directories there... :
> > - $RECYCLED BIN
> > - RECYCLER
> > - System Volume Information
> > 
> > As well it is not the best..., it is not very important for me to lose the 
> > data actually wrote in this Hard Disk, 
> > But  I would be sure that IN THE FUTURE SHALL BE COMPOTIBILITY of usage 
> > between Fedora and Windows..
> > i.e. I could indifferently use the Hard Disk with Fedora and with Windos..
> > 
> > I think this if possible, using some File System that allow this 
> > possibility, by the creation of a special partition on the HD.
> > 
> > What I think is rigth ?
> > In case the answer is yes.. with wich File System I have to format this 
> > partition ??
> 
> Use NTFS. Windows and Fedora will read/write NTFS. It's a journaled file 
> system so it's a bit safer to use than FAT32 (in particular the journal 
> obviates most repairs in case of a crash, so it's usually not necessary to 
> fsck the disk). And also FAT32 has a 2GB file size limitation which can be a 
> problem.

He already said he's using NTFS but he's having problems with it. The
problems may not be related to the filesystem of course.

poc

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