Monday, May 23, 2011

[Avid-L2] Re: ExFAT drive format

 

Thanks, all. You're the man, Dom!

On 5/23/11, Dom Q. Silverio <domqsilverio@gmail.com> wrote:
> It is a great way to move between Mac and PCs platforms. It is
> originally meant for SDHC cards (SDXC) so cameras can handle >32GB
> memory and 4+GB files sizes.
>
> The downside is you need Vista or better and 10.6.5 or better to take
> advantage of it.
>
>
>
> On 5/23/2011 8:12 PM, Robert Lawson wrote:
>> So, I'm reformatting a USB portable drive from MAc to PC format on a
>> Windows 7 box. I notice the two format choices are NTFS and exFAT.
>>
>> Wikipedia tells me that exFAT is a newer format intended for portable
>> drives and that it is cross-compatible between Windows Vista (or
>> newer) and OSX.
>>
>> Has anyone experimented with this? What are your experiences?
>>
>> If the answer is "None", then I'll try it anyway and report my
>> findings to the Avid-L2 hive mind.
>>
>> Thanks in advance,
>>
>>
>>
>
>

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Rob Lawson
System Administrator, ACSR ISIS, Windows & Interplay
CBS News

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