I'm shying away from third party software since the inter-platform use would be with machines I do not own. So another vote for NTFS.
On 2 July 2015 at 19:17, Patricia Campbell <[email protected]> wrote: > It is possible to read ext4 via Win & OSX provided you use 3rd party > software. I've used Fuse for OSX and I am sure there are some for Windoze. > > > Otherwise Jer is right, you'll have to use NTFS and hold your nose or if > it's tiny FAT32. How stable is exFat ??? > > > On Thu, Jul 2, 2015 at 7:01 PM, Jer <[email protected]> wrote: > >> On 15-07-02 06:56 PM, Denis-André Desjardins. wrote: >> >>> I'm getting a new external hard-drive. I have one that's been formatted >>> in ext4, this results in that it can't be read by Macs or M$ machines. So >>> then, I'd like to format the new drive so that it CAN be read by other >>> platforms. Suggestions or recommendations please. >>> >>> FAT32 can be read in all OSes, but has size limits and generally is >> ancient. NTFS and exFAT are the only other choices. I personally use NTFS >> when I have to have cross-platform plug-and-play (although I hate to). I am >> not sure of exFAT implementation on Mac or Linux, although I know it can be >> used on both, it may require a driver installation. >> >> Jeremy >> _______________________________________________ >> mlug mailing list >> [email protected] >> https://listes.koumbit.net/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mlug-listserv.mlug.ca >> > > > > -- > ___..___........__.......__ > ...|....|__/....|...|......|...|__| > ...|....|.....\...|...|__..|...|....| > > "You must be the change you wish to see in the world." Mohandas K Gandhi > > _______________________________________________ > mlug mailing list > [email protected] > https://listes.koumbit.net/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mlug-listserv.mlug.ca > >
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