Re: [lubuntu-users] USB flash drive filesystem
PPS: FAT32: max. file size 4 GiB, max. volume size is 16 TiB When not using FAT32: There are various opinions regarding wear and speed, when using a journaling FS. -- Lubuntu-users mailing list Lubuntu-users@lists.ubuntu.com Modify settings or unsubscribe at: https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/lubuntu-users
Re: [lubuntu-users] USB flash drive filesystem
On Thu, 1 Aug 2019 22:09:21 +0200, Ralf Mardorf wrote: >On Thu, 1 Aug 2019 20:47:33 +0100, Ian Bruntlett wrote: >>I bought a USB flash drive and was wondering what filesystem I should >>be using on it. >> >>I think it is formatted as exFAT but am not sure. >> >>Any ideas? > >Usually they are FAT32 formatted. I usually stay with FAT32, so they >are compatible to even very old Windows machines, my Roland guitar >synth, DVB-T receivers, the BIOS ... briefly, when formatted with >FAT32, they are compatible with everything. PS: FAT32 is also good to share data on Linux machines, between different user IDs. If you really want to temporarily store xattrs and privileges you could use a tar archive on the FAT32 formatted USB stick. -- Lubuntu-users mailing list Lubuntu-users@lists.ubuntu.com Modify settings or unsubscribe at: https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/lubuntu-users
Re: [lubuntu-users] USB flash drive filesystem
On Thu, 1 Aug 2019 20:47:33 +0100, Ian Bruntlett wrote: >I bought a USB flash drive and was wondering what filesystem I should >be using on it. > >I think it is formatted as exFAT but am not sure. > >Any ideas? Usually they are FAT32 formatted. I usually stay with FAT32, so they are compatible to even very old Windows machines, my Roland guitar synth, DVB-T receivers, the BIOS ... briefly, when formatted with FAT32, they are compatible with everything. -- Lubuntu-users mailing list Lubuntu-users@lists.ubuntu.com Modify settings or unsubscribe at: https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/lubuntu-users
Re: [lubuntu-users] USB flash drive filesystem
On 01/08/2019 20:47, Ian Bruntlett wrote: > Hi, > > I bought a USB flash drive and was wondering what filesystem I should > be using on it. > > I think it is formatted as exFAT but am not sure. > > Any ideas? > > Thanks :) > > > Ian If I understand things correctly if formatted with a FAT type os e.g fat16.,32, not sure what exFAT probably allows larger file systems, it can be read from and written to by a wide range of operating systems with less issues. I am sure others will correct me and or comment further. So please don't take the above at face value, we need more expert input on this . Paul > > -- > -- ACCU - Professionalism in programming - http://www.accu.org > -- My writing - https://sites.google.com/site/ianbruntlett/ > -- Free Software page - > https://sites.google.com/site/ianbruntlett/home/free-software > > -- Paul Sutton http://www.zleap.net gnupg : 7D6D B682 F351 8D08 1893 1E16 F086 5537 D066 302D https://fediverse.party/ - zl...@social.isurf.ca -- Lubuntu-users mailing list Lubuntu-users@lists.ubuntu.com Modify settings or unsubscribe at: https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/lubuntu-users
[lubuntu-users] USB flash drive filesystem
Hi, I bought a USB flash drive and was wondering what filesystem I should be using on it. I think it is formatted as exFAT but am not sure. Any ideas? Thanks :) Ian -- -- ACCU - Professionalism in programming - http://www.accu.org -- My writing - https://sites.google.com/site/ianbruntlett/ -- Free Software page - https://sites.google.com/site/ianbruntlett/home/free-software -- Lubuntu-users mailing list Lubuntu-users@lists.ubuntu.com Modify settings or unsubscribe at: https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/lubuntu-users
