[Novalug] File System Question

Simon Elmir nerd65536@gmail.com
Thu Sep 18 10:30:06 EDT 2014


On 09/18/2014 01:31 AM, Kevin Latchford via Novalug wrote:
> ... has the capability to
> read and write on Mac and Windows as well as Linux? Any help would be
> greatly appreciated. Thank you.
You're looking for FAT32 (sometimes referred to as "vfat").

It's your best bet, and basically, the only supported choice. The 
filesystem itself is ancient and archaic, but its age and ubiquity means 
that it's supported almost everywhere. For this reason, it's the default 
on most removable storage devices, e.g. flash drives, camera cards, and 
USB storage mode older Android devices.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File_Allocation_Table

(ExFAT (successor to FAT32) might also be a valid choice; one can 
install packages which allow its use in Linux, but it's not supported by 
default.)
(NTFS almost fits, but OSX is read-only by default.)

-Simon Elmir



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