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Sunday, April 2, 2017

File systems and flash drives

So I've had MANY files get corrupted doing anything but backups and copy-paste operations on FAT32 drives, however this article seems to suggest that format isn't total junk.

Anyway, I strongly recommend NTFS for anything you'll be running portable programs from.

Related:
  • What filesystem should I use for my flashdrive?
  • FAT32, exFAT, and NTFS
  • Why do removable drives use FAT32 instead of NTFS?



Posted by Folding Home at 9:19 AM
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