For the most compatibility across operating systems FAT32 file system is
your best bet. It does have a couple limitations - a max file size 4 GB
and a max partition size of 8TB. These limitations are not usually a
problem with a flash drive unless you're trying to save something like a
movie.
FAT16 is so old it's pretty much dead in the water and NTFS, standard
for Windows machines, can be both read and write to Windows, but read
only for MACs. EX FAT eliminates the file size and partition size
limitations of FAT32 but is somewhat less compatible machine/system-wise.
Assuming you don't have any files larger than 4GB, if you have two flash
drives, format one to FAT32 and the other to EX-FAT. Put your files on
both of them and see which works in the class machines.
-p
On 1/30/2024 6:57 PM, Rick Womer wrote:
I’m taking a photography course at the Fleisher Art Memorial here in Philly.
As per our first assignment last week, I brought in ten .jpg images on an
MS-DOS-formatted flash drive, as did my classmates.
Three different MS-DOS computers in the classroom did not recognize my flash
drive =at all=.
I don’t know what computers my 8 classmates use, but none of them had a problem.
Any ideas?
Rick
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