Monday, June 3, 2019

hard drive - NTFS compatibility between Windows XP and Windows 8

I bought a 2 TB Western Digital internal hard drive to put in an enclosure and use as external storage.


I want to move files off a Windows XP desktop computer because of the computer's age.


Should I format the new WD hard drive with NTFS using my Windows 8 laptop, and will it also be compatible when attached to the Windows XP computer?

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