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Just so, should I use exFAT or NTFS?
NTFS is ideal for internal drives,whileexFAT is generally ideal for flash drives. Both of themhaveno realistic file-size or partition-size limits. If storagedevicesare not compatible with NTFS file system and youdon't wantto limited by FAT32, you can choose exFATfilesystem.
Similarly, you may ask, what are advantages of NTFS over fat32?
Advantages and Disadvantages FAT32 can be converted to NTFS but itisnot so easy to convert NTFS back to FAT. NTFShasgreat security, file by file compression, quotas andfileencryption. If there is more than one operating systemon asingle computer, it is better to format some volumesasFAT32.
The best ways to format an external drive for WindowsandMac
- FAT32 (File Allocation Table) - Natively read/write FAT32onWindows and Mac OS X. - Maximum file size: 4GB.
- NTFS (Windows NT File System) - Natively read/write NTFSonWindows. - Read-only NTFS on Mac OS X.
- HFS+ (Hierarchical File System, aka Mac OS Extended) -Nativelyread/write HFS+ on Mac OS X.