External 2 terabyte Hard drive NTFS or Fat32?

I have been doing searches on the net and I still cannot find a definitive answer. I have to external 2 terabyte hard drives and I use them to store my movie files and watch the movies. Which format NTFS or Fat32 puts less wear on the hard drives? If I use NTFS , yes I disable indexing, system restore and recycle bin on the hard drives. I presumed that using NTFS that since that was a newer format it would be more stable than Fat32. My files are less than 2 gig in size. I always wondered why the manufacturers sent the hard drives in Fat32 format.

Also I am going to reformat some other hard drives, does anybody have an opinion that if I create GPT disks that that will give extra protection on the hard drives (in reference to corruption)?

Thanks for your help.

You will surely run into movies that are bigger than 2 gigs, so regardless of other factors, NTFS is the way to go..
I have a 2 TB drive for movies, and my guess is that 10% to 20% of them are bigger than 2 gigs.
I think that Bluray movies are around 6 to 8 gigs.

Quote from RockySosua : You will surely run into movies that are bigger than 2 gigs, so regardless of other factors, NTFS is the way to go.. I have a 2 TB drive for movies, and my guess is that 10% to 20% of them are bigger than 2 gigs. I think that Bluray movies are around 6 to 8 gigs.

I agree. NTFS is a better route to take for externals, you never know what kind of file you might have to transfer that could go over the 4GB limit

probably because Fat32 supported by linux.
I was under impression that GPT for 2+ Gb drives, since MBR handles only 2Gb.
4 gb is the maximum file size in Fat32.

NTFS should be getter since it newer file system.

OK, I will stick with NTFS, the reason I asked about GPT is that supposedly it has redundant table layout records so that if the original table layout is lost or corrupted, it can load a previous layout (safety).

I know in searching the net that xp 32 bit does not support GPT but I use W7 so I think I will go for the added safety.

Thanks everyone.

You should use NTFS on external drives that aren't removed regularly. There are a lot of NTFS enhancements that make it more secure and robust than FAT32. If you were removing the drive regularly or connecting it to a non Windows PC, I would go with exFAT.
http://www.tech-recipes.com/rx/28...rsus_ntfs/
http://www.ntfs.com/ntfs_vs_fat.htm
http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/l...85%29.aspx

Quote from RockySosua : You will surely run into movies that are bigger than 2 gigs, so regardless of other factors, NTFS is the way to go.. I have a 2 TB drive for movies, and my guess is that 10% to 20% of them are bigger than 2 gigs. I think that Bluray movies are around 6 to 8 gigs.

Actually, Blu-ray movies can be more than 10-15 GB each, if you rip an image of the disc!
Also, I've heard that the theoretical limit for an individual file is 4 GB under FAT32 filesystem, please correct me if I'm wrong! If that's the case, most DVD rips would be OK, and NTFS necessary only if ripping Blu-ray.

Quote from chickenortheegg : Actually, Blu-ray movies can be more than 10-15 GB each, if you rip an image of the disc! Also, I've heard that the theoretical limit for an individual file is 4 GB under FAT32 filesystem, please correct me if I'm wrong! If that's the case, most DVD rips would be OK, and NTFS necessary only if ripping Blu-ray.

My reference to 2 gigs was in response to the OP who said,

Quote : My files are less than 2 gig in size.

and yes, 4 gigs is the FAT32 limit.
BluRay movies can vary in size, depending on which format they have been ripped into, as well, I have movies that are not BluRay, that exceed the 4 gig Fat32 limit.

Quote from chickenortheegg : Actually, Blu-ray movies can be more than 10-15 GB each, if you rip an image of the disc!

I've ripped Blu-Ray movies that are in excess of 30GB, but most rips available online tend to compress the video to fit on to a DVD-5 or DVD-9.