What Your USB Drive's Formats Actually Mean (And How To Change Between Them)

A USB drive can support several different types of file formats, depending on your needs. Here's what those formats mean and ...
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FAT32 vs. ExFAT vs. NTFS: Which Format Is Best for Your Storage Drive?

When you purchase a new storage drive, it may tell you it needs reformatting, but which format is best? The main options for removable drives and memory cards these days are FAT32, exFAT, and NTFS, ...
ZDNet

ExFAT is on its way to the Linux kernel

Microsoft has made its last remaining File Allocation Table (FAT) file system's intellectual property, the Extended FAT (exFAT) patents, available to Linux and open-source developers via the Open ...
Ars Technica

Can Microsoft’s exFAT file system bridge the gap between OSes?

With Apple's licensing of Microsoft's exFAT file system, it seems like we finally have a good option for OS X and Windows disk swapping. Dave Girard spent some time investigating the appeal, the ...
Lifehacker

Format Encrypted Drives as ExFAT to Make them Play Nice on Windows and Mac

After our Windows encryption showdown, reader Jerod passed along this tip to make sure your encrypted volumes, especially external hard drives, in Windows play nicely with other platforms like OS ...
Ars Technica

NTFS or exFAT for a usb backup drive?

I've made the long overdue decision to keep backups on an external USB drive, but should I go with NTFS or exFAT for the drive? We have an all Windows household here, and although I fiddle with Linux ...
Network World

A better ext4 filesystem for Linux

A new Linux filesystem gets rid of the 256-petabyte limit, and adds a checksum feature for the journal. But developers want you to know that it’s not yet ready for production sytems. Linux’s ext4 ...