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Which file properties are lost when copying Thunderbird profile from an NTFS system to a FAT32 ?

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henrybluebottle
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When I copy the profile to a USB drive (FAT32) Windows 7 warns that some file properties can't be copied. How much does this matter ?

When I copy the profile to a USB drive (FAT32) Windows 7 warns that some file properties can't be copied. How much does this matter ?

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Matt
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I suggest you ask Microsoft that question. But I would guess all the security information as FAT has no security inherent to it.