From: Ellen K. 

Thanks.   I like those kinds of analogies.   :)

On Thu, 19 Jun 2003 08:57:12 +0100, Chris Robinson
 wrote in message
:

>There're a few reasons and I can't remember them all either :oP (sure someone
on
>here will though).
>
>The main one is security.  For example, if you share a directory in FAT32, you
can
>set the permissions for that directory and that's it.  With NTFS you can set
the
>permissions for the dierectory and different permissions for every
subdirectory
>and files in those directories if you so desire.  A good analogy is to use a
>garage.  Imagine you have a garage with lots of items inside and you keep the
door
>locked.  FAT32 allows you this much security and, if you open the garage door,
you
>can get at everything inside the garage.  Then imagine you have the same
garage
>but all the items inside are also locked up in their own individual safes.
This
>is like NTFS security - unlocking the garage door does not automatically mean
you
>gain access to the contents of the garage, :o) - it's a good way to remember
these
>things...
>
>I think NTFS also has some performance advantages but I can't remember off the
top
>of my head - I'm sure someone else will add to this.
>
>Hope this helps,
>Chris.
>
>"Ellen K." wrote:
>
>> My employer, see separate thread.
>>
>> Care to give me a succinct canned explanation of why everything should
>> be NTFS so I can pass it on?   (This is the stuff I can never remember.)
>>
>> On Wed, 18 Jun 2003 09:08:06 -0400, "Frank Haber"

>> wrote in message :
>>
>> >I didn't know there was that "window on the filesystem
API" thing under
NTFS.
>> >Thanks.
>> >
>> >So no one else in the whole wide world is idiot enought to run FAT under
2k?

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