On 2026-06-04, Bob McGowan <[email protected]> wrote: > On 6/3/26 06:22 PM, Karen Lewellen wrote: >> Hi folks, >> A slight dance step to the left question from the previous thread. >> ...makes humble confession. >> I have never needed to buy a USB stick before. External USB drive, >> yes. stick no. >> However, after a challenging install of rockbox to my IPod classic, >> all of its contents now exist in a zip archive. >> I want to safely move this zip file onto something else, with the goal >> of having the USB stick easily seen, think files directory, if that >> makes sense. >> So, is it best to live the stick unformated? >> Seemed the prior thread had a member meeting with challenges by >> formatting in advance. >> For greatest flexibility in a Linux, or Unix environment? >> >> Thanks, >> Kare >> > The USB stick will probably come preformatted, based on the experience > I've had. Usually some MS format, such as NTFS or FAT32. > > This lets it be a "generic" format that can be read by Windows, Mac OS > or Linux systems. > > You can, of course, reformat and rebuild the file system to meet any > specific needs you may have, but generally leaving the stick as is > should work. > > Bob >
Is there an appreciable difference between an external USB drive and a thumb drive?
