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Mar 2006
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Nov 28, 2011, 07:02 PM
Local time: Nov 28, 2011, 04:02 PM
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NTFS can't be read by portable devices (tablets, phones, etc) due to most of them not understanding NTFS. Also, if the device isn't unmounted safely, other computers may bitch and force you to go back to the original computer to remount and then unmount it safely.
I don't see why it'd decrease the lifespan of the device, other than the extra writing from journaling.
Formatting will erase everything from the drive, thats the idea behind it.
Not safely removing will run into the problem above. The loss of data occurs re: not safely removing because the buffer the computer uses to write data to the drive in the background still has information in it. If the buffer is still in the middle of filling the drive and you remove it unsafely, then the drive will have a partial file on it that may confuse a computer, thus the 'loss' of data, the computer doesn't know exactly where one file ends and another begins.
Jam it back in, in the dark.
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