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I've bought a new external drive to use with my MacBook but am unsure what to format it as...
I would ideally like to use it between both Windows and Mac, in the past having used NTFS drivers to do so... however would it not just be easier to format it as Ex-FAT?
What are the benefits of NTFS over Ex-FAT, if any?
oh, so Ex-FAT is only really suitable for solid state drives? and would not be compatible with other devices, e.g. TV, Xbox etc?
This is pretty annoying for such a simple exercise, as I don't wish to pay for NTFS drivers like Tuxera but at the same time just want to be able to access my files on both Windows and OS X.
I would ideally like to use it between both Windows and Mac, in the past having used NTFS drivers to do so... however would it not just be easier to format it as Ex-FAT?
What are the benefits of NTFS over Ex-FAT, if any?
oh, so Ex-FAT is only really suitable for solid state drives? and would not be compatible with other devices, e.g. TV, Xbox etc?
This is pretty annoying for such a simple exercise, as I don't wish to pay for NTFS drivers like Tuxera but at the same time just want to be able to access my files on both Windows and OS X.
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