Flash Drives + NTFS

[total0]

I've done some searching and I don't think this question has been answered yet. I have a 32 GB usb stick which I use to store data (I don't run any applications from it). I want to format it to NTFS so that I can put files >4GB on it but I hear it stresses the flash drive a lot more than FAT 32. Is this also true for data storage? As I've mentioned above, I don't run any apps from it, just store data on it. Should I worry about the flash drive dying a lot sooner than expected?

 

[xenotype]

Nope. I would worry if you were to try and use it to run your system off of, as NTFS is intensive as far as disk read/writes go, for indexing and whatnot, but for a usb stick that youre going to use for ....ohhhh saaaay.... 4.7 gig .iso's of dvd-rs, you're gonna be fine. It should last as long as it normally would, which is to say that you will likely lose it, or step on it before it stops working.