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Discussion in 'Storage and Networking' started by Amigosdefox, Sep 21, 2002.

  1. Amigosdefox TechSpot Enthusiast Posts: 112

    I am using Windows Me and I am planning to install Windows XP soon and reformat my hard disk to NTSF. I read that you cannot change the location of the partial .dat kazaa downloads because its location is written into the file itself. I want to backup my downloads folder and then re copy it into the same location after I instal Windows XP. Does it matter if the files were originally created under FAT32 if they are going to be read and modified in Windows XP in NTSF? Also will I have any problems sharing files in a network with a Windows 98 machine?
    Amigosdefox, Sep 21, 2002
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  2. Mictlantecuhtli TS Special Forces Posts: 4,916   +9

    So you're planning to make a clean install of XP, not to upgrade? You could convert the partition to NTFS without affecting the files. As far as I know, the information for downloading is not in those .dat files but in 'db' directory in KaZaA.
    Mictlantecuhtli, Sep 22, 2002
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  3. Vehementi TechSpot Paladin Posts: 3,199

    You could keep FAT32 and install WinXP...
    Vehementi, Oct 4, 2002
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