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the five most common:
- NTFS/NTFS5 (windows file format)
- APFS (Apple File System - lastest)
- HFS+ (apple Hierarchical File System - older)
- FAT32 (old ms-dos format)
- exFAT (update to FAT32 to allow larger files)
Kinds of format of USB
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Dani_S
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Hi,
What kinds of format of USB ?
"NTFS", "FAT32" ? more
Thanks,
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Dani_S 4,501 Reputation points
2024-08-05T19:26:31.9533333+00:00 Fat16?
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Bruce (SqlWork.com) 77,926 Reputation points Volunteer Moderator
2024-08-06T18:23:22.71+00:00 if you want older fat formats there is also FAT12 and VFAT, and linux also has Btrfs and XFS
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David Warner 0 Reputation points2024-08-07T09:08:47.29+00:00 Thanks for this information related to USB formates. It is very helpful for me but I need very basic knowledge on it and want to learn more. Please direct me the right place.