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Unix File Format or Mac File Format?
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Hi,
I need to reinstall my OSX tiger, I am just wondering what the pros and cons are between the two file formats. I have a Mac OSX, a PC using Ubuntu and two PCs using Windows 2000 Pro and Xp Pro. I intend to set them all up on a LAN and be able to use file sharing and VNC. I already have the Mac set up with the two Windows PC using the Mac HFS format, , if I change the Mac to Unix file format, would it bennfit the Ubuntu PC without compremising the Windows PCs?
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Use HFS. UFS is pretty useless. A lot of apps can't run properly on a UFS formatted disc.
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Originally Posted by Goldfinger
Use HFS. UFS is pretty useless. A lot of apps can't run properly on a UFS formatted disc.
Hi Goldfinger,
Thanks for the reply. So there is no pro on UFS? I will stick with HFS since I can't run OS 9 apps on UFS. But just out of curiousity, when and why someone would want to use UFS? 
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To sumerize: Unless you have a specific reason to format using UFS, don't.
UFS used in situations where people need to run a Unix program on OS X... and the Unix program requires UFS.
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Oh, come on, don't tell me that was too long for you.
(Just kidding.)
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In general, if you have to ask, you shouldn't use UFS.
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There are some Apple guys on the Macports list, who have said that now that HFS supports everything that UFS allowed that HFS once didn't, Apple will be phasing out the UFS option before too long. It's a dead-end street, and it doesn't buy you anything.
One of the advantages UFS used to offer was case sensitivity, but if you really want to do that it's possible to do this under HFS now.
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Originally Posted by Chuckit
Oh, come on, don't tell me that was too long for you.
(Just kidding.)
Well played, sir. 
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