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?

Solution 1:

In my understanding, NTFS doesn't have major changes for a very long time. So XP should access your HD if you format it in Win8. Please see: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NTFS#Versions.

But I didn't try it before. Why don't you have a try without copying files to it?