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minus-squaredrawerair@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·edit-226 days agoAbout 10 years ago, my usb drive was Fat32 by default. I changed it to Ntfs due to Fat32’s 4-GB cap, which I’ve disliked. I’m still using Ntfs.
minus-squarevext01@lemmy.sdf.orglinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·3 months agoProblem is NTFS isn’t as widely supported across alternative operating systems.
minus-squaredrawerair@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·3 months agoExfat if you wanna use your usb drive on Macos or Linux. I have Windows so I’m OK with Ntfs.
About 10 years ago, my usb drive was Fat32 by default. I changed it to Ntfs due to Fat32’s 4-GB cap, which I’ve disliked. I’m still using Ntfs.
Problem is NTFS isn’t as widely supported across alternative operating systems.
Exfat if you wanna use your usb drive on Macos or Linux.
I have Windows so I’m OK with Ntfs.