Re: hdup - problems with files on VFAT/FAT32

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   Re: [hdup-user] hdup - problems with files on VFAT/FAT32.

> [On 14 May, @20:25, Kockaert wrote in "[hdup-user] hdup - problems wi ..."]
>
> > I clearly did not edit all these files. It could be possible that some
> > program did access these files, but they were not modified.
> >
> > SO, I would like to know:
> > 	- if the VFAT partition is responsible for the problem ;
> > 	- if there is an easy way to solve the problem (other than unmounting
> > the VFAT partition!).
> >
> > Thanks for any answer.
>
> you'r not using a virus scanner? People have reported that those
> things mess with _all_ files. Other than that (so put it mildly), vfat
> doesn't support a lot feature you expect for modern filesystems. Isn't
> it possible to use ext2 (there are ext2 drivers for windows out there)
>
Hi Miek,

Thank you for your quick answer. 

Firstly  I do not use a virus scanner on this partition. 

Secondly, thank you for the link below. It confirms that the most probable 
cause to my problems is the rather poor design of vfat (mtime=ctime=atime).

> googling for 'vfat ctime atime' gives this interesting thread:
> http://www.uwsg.iu.edu/hypermail/linux/kernel/9909.0/0593.html

I will try to use 
	explore2fs-1.00pre6b.exe
to access an ext2 partition from windows. If it works, then I will convert my 
FAT32 partition to an EXT2FS. By the way, does M$ provide a tool that 
performs such a task? 

Kind regards,

Pascal