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Clever helpful suggestion for portable memory using Windows & Android editors

Started byMarion <marion@facts.com>
First post2025-01-31 17:48 +0000
Last post2025-02-02 22:54 +0000
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  Clever helpful suggestion for portable memory using Windows & Android editors Marion <marion@facts.com> - 2025-01-31 17:48 +0000
    Re: Clever helpful suggestion for portable memory using Windows & Android editors Andy Burns <usenet@andyburns.uk> - 2025-01-31 19:09 +0000
      Re: Clever helpful suggestion for portable memory using Windows & Android editors gazelle@shell.xmission.com (Kenny McCormack) - 2025-01-31 19:26 +0000
        Re: Clever helpful suggestion for portable memory using Windows & Android editors Marion <marion@facts.com> - 2025-01-31 21:18 +0000
          Re: Clever helpful suggestion for portable memory using Windows & Android editors "Carlos E.R." <robin_listas@es.invalid> - 2025-01-31 23:19 +0100
            The "label" command (Was: Clever helpful suggestion for portable memory using Windows &) Android editors gazelle@shell.xmission.com (Kenny McCormack) - 2025-01-31 22:24 +0000
            Re: Clever helpful suggestion for portable memory using Windows & Android editors Andy Burns <usenet@andyburns.uk> - 2025-01-31 22:25 +0000
              Re: Clever helpful suggestion for portable memory using Windows & Android editors gazelle@shell.xmission.com (Kenny McCormack) - 2025-01-31 22:38 +0000
              Re: Clever helpful suggestion for portable memory using Windows & Android editors "Carlos E.R." <robin_listas@es.invalid> - 2025-01-31 23:39 +0100
                Re: Clever helpful suggestion for portable memory using Windows & Android editors gazelle@shell.xmission.com (Kenny McCormack) - 2025-01-31 22:48 +0000
                  Re: Clever helpful suggestion for portable memory using Windows & Android editors Quincy the fifth <quincythefifth@telekom.net> - 2025-02-01 00:22 +0100
                Re: Clever helpful suggestion for portable memory using Windows & Android editors Marion <marion@facts.com> - 2025-02-01 06:03 +0000
                  Re: Clever helpful suggestion for portable memory using Windows & Android editors Andy Burns <usenet@andyburns.uk> - 2025-02-01 10:15 +0000
                    Re: Clever helpful suggestion for portable memory using Windows & Android editors Marion <marion@facts.com> - 2025-02-01 18:45 +0000
                      Re: Clever helpful suggestion for portable memory using Windows & Android editors Marion <marion@facts.com> - 2025-02-01 18:51 +0000
                        Re: Clever helpful suggestion for portable memory using Windows & Android editors Daniel70 <daniel47@eternal-september.org> - 2025-04-27 00:07 +1000
                          Re: Clever helpful suggestion for portable memory using Windows & Android editors Marion <marion@facts.com> - 2025-04-26 21:37 +0000
                            Re: Clever helpful suggestion for portable memory using Windows & Android editors Daniel70 <daniel47@eternal-september.org> - 2025-04-27 20:23 +1000
                              Re: Clever helpful suggestion for portable memory using Windows & Android editors Marion <marion@facts.com> - 2025-04-27 14:15 +0000
                  Re: Clever helpful suggestion for portable memory using Windows & Android editors "Carlos E.R." <robin_listas@es.invalid> - 2025-02-01 14:55 +0100
                    Re: Clever helpful suggestion for portable memory using Windows & Android editors Marion <marion@facts.com> - 2025-02-01 19:16 +0000
                      Re: Clever helpful suggestion for portable memory using Windows & Android editors "Carlos E.R." <robin_listas@es.invalid> - 2025-02-01 20:54 +0100
                        Re: Clever helpful suggestion for portable memory using Windows & Android editors Lawrence D'Oliveiro <ldo@nz.invalid> - 2025-02-02 03:21 +0000
                          Re: Clever helpful suggestion for portable memory using Windows & Android editors "Carlos E.R." <robin_listas@es.invalid> - 2025-02-02 14:43 +0100
                            Re: Clever helpful suggestion for portable memory using Windows & Android editors Lawrence D'Oliveiro <ldo@nz.invalid> - 2025-02-03 00:01 +0000
                              Re: Clever helpful suggestion for portable memory using Windows & Android editors "Carlos E.R." <robin_listas@es.invalid> - 2025-02-03 01:59 +0100
                                Re: Clever helpful suggestion for portable memory using Windows & Android editors Lawrence D'Oliveiro <ldo@nz.invalid> - 2025-02-03 03:06 +0000
                                Re: Clever helpful suggestion for portable memory using Windows & Android editors Arno Welzel <usenet@arnowelzel.de> - 2025-02-03 13:28 +0100
                                  What is an animal or an SSD drive? (Was: blah, blah, blah) Android editors gazelle@shell.xmission.com (Kenny McCormack) - 2025-02-03 13:09 +0000
                                    Re: What is an animal or an SSD drive? (Was: blah, blah, blah) Android editors "Carlos E.R." <robin_listas@es.invalid> - 2025-02-03 14:34 +0100
                                      Re: What is an animal or an SSD drive? (Was: blah, blah, blah) Android editors knuttle <keith_nuttle@yahoo.com> - 2025-02-03 10:47 -0500
                                        Re: What is an animal or an SSD drive? (Was: blah, blah, blah) Android editors Daniel70 <daniel47@eternal-september.org> - 2025-04-27 20:30 +1000
                                      Re: What is an animal or an SSD drive? (Was: blah, blah, blah) Android editors Newyana2 <newyana@invalid.nospam> - 2025-02-03 15:15 -0500
                                        Re: What is an animal or an SSD drive? (Was: blah, blah, blah) Android editors Arno Welzel <usenet@arnowelzel.de> - 2025-02-05 10:25 +0100
                                          Re: What is an animal or an SSD drive? (Was: blah, blah, blah) Android editors Newyana2 <newyana@invalid.nospam> - 2025-02-05 09:32 -0500
                                            Re: What is an animal or an SSD drive? (Was: blah, blah, blah) Android editors "Carlos E.R." <robin_listas@es.invalid> - 2025-02-05 20:46 +0100
                                          Re: What is an animal or an SSD drive? (Was: blah, blah, blah) Android editors Daniel70 <daniel47@eternal-september.org> - 2025-04-27 20:39 +1000
                                      Re: What is an animal or an SSD drive? (Was: blah, blah, blah) Android editors Paul <nospam@needed.invalid> - 2025-02-03 15:42 -0500
                                        Re: What is an animal or an SSD drive? (Was: blah, blah, blah) Android editors Lawrence D'Oliveiro <ldo@nz.invalid> - 2025-02-06 22:40 +0000
                                          Re: What is an animal or an SSD drive? (Was: blah, blah, blah) Android editors Arno Welzel <usenet@arnowelzel.de> - 2025-02-07 21:45 +0100
                                      Re: What is an animal or an SSD drive? (Was: blah, blah, blah) Android editors Frank Slootweg <this@ddress.is.invalid> - 2025-02-04 15:41 +0000
                                    Re: What is an animal or an SSD drive? (Was: blah, blah, blah) Android editors Arno Welzel <usenet@arnowelzel.de> - 2025-02-05 10:18 +0100
                                      Re: What is an animal or an SSD drive? (Was: blah, blah, blah) Android editors Lawrence D'Oliveiro <ldo@nz.invalid> - 2025-02-06 00:05 +0000
                                        Re: What is an animal or an SSD drive? (Was: blah, blah, blah) Android editors Paul <nospam@needed.invalid> - 2025-02-05 20:04 -0500
                                        Re: What is an animal or an SSD drive? (Was: blah, blah, blah) Android editors Arno Welzel <usenet@arnowelzel.de> - 2025-02-06 20:17 +0100
                                          Re: What is an animal or an SSD drive? (Was: blah, blah, blah) Android editors Lawrence D'Oliveiro <ldo@nz.invalid> - 2025-02-06 21:02 +0000
                                            Re: What is an animal or an SSD drive? (Was: blah, blah, blah) Android editors Arno Welzel <usenet@arnowelzel.de> - 2025-02-07 21:47 +0100
                                              Re: What is an animal or an SSD drive? (Was: blah, blah, blah) Android editors Lawrence D'Oliveiro <ldo@nz.invalid> - 2025-02-08 03:28 +0000
                                                Re: What is an animal or an SSD drive? (Was: blah, blah, blah) Android editors Arno Welzel <usenet@arnowelzel.de> - 2025-02-08 10:18 +0100
                                                  Re: What is an animal or an SSD drive? (Was: blah, blah, blah) Android editors Lawrence D'Oliveiro <ldo@nz.invalid> - 2025-02-08 23:35 +0000
                                                    Re: What is an animal or an SSD drive? (Was: blah, blah, blah) Android editors Arno Welzel <usenet@arnowelzel.de> - 2025-02-10 08:47 +0100
                                                      Re: What is an animal or an SSD drive? (Was: blah, blah, blah) Android editors Frank Slootweg <this@ddress.is.invalid> - 2025-02-10 10:55 +0000
                                                      Re: What is an animal or an SSD drive? (Was: blah, blah, blah) Android editors Lawrence D'Oliveiro <ldo@nz.invalid> - 2025-02-11 01:00 +0000
                                                        Re: What is an animal or an SSD drive? (Was: blah, blah, blah) Android editors Arno Welzel <usenet@arnowelzel.de> - 2025-02-13 19:59 +0100
                                                          Re: What is an animal or an SSD drive? (Was: blah, blah, blah) Android editors Lawrence D'Oliveiro <ldo@nz.invalid> - 2025-02-13 22:15 +0000
                                                            [OT] Storage technology "back then" (was Re: What is an animal or an SSD drive? [...]) Janis Papanagnou <janis_papanagnou+ng@hotmail.com> - 2025-02-14 02:10 +0100
                                                            Re: What is an animal or an SSD drive? (Was: blah, blah, blah) Android editors Arno Welzel <usenet@arnowelzel.de> - 2025-02-18 11:56 +0100
                                                              Re: What is an animal or an SSD drive? (Was: blah, blah, blah) Android editors Lawrence D'Oliveiro <ldo@nz.invalid> - 2025-02-18 21:55 +0000
                                                                Re: What is an animal or an SSD drive? (Was: blah, blah, blah) Android editors Arno Welzel <usenet@arnowelzel.de> - 2025-02-21 09:12 +0100
                                                                  Re: What is an animal or an SSD drive? (Was: blah, blah, blah) Android editors Lawrence D'Oliveiro <ldo@nz.invalid> - 2025-02-21 23:35 +0000
                                                                    Re: What is an animal or an SSD drive? (Was: blah, blah, blah) Android editors Arno Welzel <usenet@arnowelzel.de> - 2025-02-25 18:27 +0100
                                                                      Re: What is an animal or an SSD drive? (Was: blah, blah, blah) Android editors Frank Slootweg <this@ddress.is.invalid> - 2025-02-25 18:25 +0000
                                                                        Re: What is an animal or an SSD drive? (Was: blah, blah, blah) Android editors Arno Welzel <usenet@arnowelzel.de> - 2025-02-26 08:53 +0100
                                                                          Re: What is an animal or an SSD drive? (Was: blah, blah, blah) Android editors Janis Papanagnou <janis_papanagnou+ng@hotmail.com> - 2025-02-26 13:10 +0100
                                                                          Re: What is an animal or an SSD drive? (Was: blah, blah, blah) Android editors Frank Slootweg <this@ddress.is.invalid> - 2025-02-26 15:02 +0000
                                                                      Re: What is an animal or an SSD drive? (Was: blah, blah, blah) Android editors Lawrence D'Oliveiro <ldo@nz.invalid> - 2025-02-25 20:28 +0000
                                                                        Re: What is an animal or an SSD drive? (Was: blah, blah, blah) Android editors Arno Welzel <usenet@arnowelzel.de> - 2025-02-26 08:54 +0100
                                                                      Re: What is an animal or an SSD drive? (Was: blah, blah, blah) Android editors Arno Welzel <usenet@arnowelzel.de> - 2025-02-26 08:49 +0100
                                                              Re: What is an animal or an SSD drive? (Was: blah, blah, blah) Android editors Frank Slootweg <this@ddress.is.invalid> - 2025-02-21 14:12 +0000
                                    Re: What is an animal or an SSD drive? (Was: blah, blah, blah) Android editors Daniel70 <daniel47@eternal-september.org> - 2025-04-27 20:27 +1000
                                      Re: What is an animal or an SSD drive? (Was: blah, blah, blah) Android editors gazelle@shell.xmission.com (Kenny McCormack) - 2025-04-27 10:29 +0000
                        Re: Clever helpful suggestion for portable memory using Windows & Android editors Marion <marion@facts.com> - 2025-02-02 04:16 +0000
                          Re: Clever helpful suggestion for portable memory using Windows & Android editors Marion <marion@facts.com> - 2025-02-02 05:40 +0000
                            Re: Clever helpful suggestion for portable memory using Windows & Android editors Lawrence D'Oliveiro <ldo@nz.invalid> - 2025-02-02 06:05 +0000
                              Re: Clever helpful suggestion for portable memory using Windows & Android editors Marion <marion@facts.com> - 2025-02-02 21:34 +0000
                                Re: Clever helpful suggestion for portable memory using Windows & Android editors Lawrence D'Oliveiro <ldo@nz.invalid> - 2025-02-03 00:01 +0000
                                  Re: Clever helpful suggestion for portable memory using Windows & Android editors Marion <marion@facts.com> - 2025-02-03 09:42 +0000
                                    Re: Clever helpful suggestion for portable memory using Windows & Android editors Lawrence D'Oliveiro <ldo@nz.invalid> - 2025-02-06 20:54 +0000
                                      Re: Clever helpful suggestion for portable memory using Windows & Android editors Marion <marion@facts.com> - 2025-02-08 04:22 +0000
                          Re: Clever helpful suggestion for portable memory using Windows & Android editors "Carlos E.R." <robin_listas@es.invalid> - 2025-02-02 15:07 +0100
                            Re: Clever helpful suggestion for portable memory using Windows & Android editors Marion <marion@facts.com> - 2025-02-02 23:42 +0000
                              Re: Clever helpful suggestion for portable memory using Windows & Android editors "Carlos E.R." <robin_listas@es.invalid> - 2025-02-03 02:21 +0100
                                Re: Clever helpful suggestion for portable memory using Windows & Android editors Lawrence D'Oliveiro <ldo@nz.invalid> - 2025-02-03 03:05 +0000
                                Re: Clever helpful suggestion for portable memory using Windows & Android editors Marion <marion@facts.com> - 2025-02-03 09:59 +0000
                            Re: Clever helpful suggestion for portable memory using Windows & Android editors Lawrence D'Oliveiro <ldo@nz.invalid> - 2025-02-03 03:01 +0000
                              Re: Clever helpful suggestion for portable memory using Windows & Android editors Marion <marion@facts.com> - 2025-02-03 19:12 +0000
                              Re: Clever helpful suggestion for portable memory using Windows & Android editors Arno Welzel <usenet@arnowelzel.de> - 2025-02-05 10:30 +0100
                                Re: Clever helpful suggestion for portable memory using Windows & Android editors "Carlos E.R." <robin_listas@es.invalid> - 2025-02-05 11:31 +0100
                                  Re: Clever helpful suggestion for portable memory using Windows & Android editors Arno Welzel <usenet@arnowelzel.de> - 2025-02-05 14:27 +0100
                                    Re: Clever helpful suggestion for portable memory using Windows & Android editors "Carlos E.R." <robin_listas@es.invalid> - 2025-02-05 14:35 +0100
                                      Re: Clever helpful suggestion for portable memory using Windows & Android editors Arno Welzel <usenet@arnowelzel.de> - 2025-02-06 20:21 +0100
                                        Re: Clever helpful suggestion for portable memory using Windows & Android editors Lawrence D'Oliveiro <ldo@nz.invalid> - 2025-02-06 20:57 +0000
                                          Re: Clever helpful suggestion for portable memory using Windows & Android editors "Carlos E.R." <robin_listas@es.invalid> - 2025-02-06 23:58 +0100
                                            Re: Clever helpful suggestion for portable memory using Windows & Android editors Lawrence D'Oliveiro <ldo@nz.invalid> - 2025-02-07 05:57 +0000
                                              Re: Clever helpful suggestion for portable memory using Windows & Android editors "Carlos E.R." <robin_listas@es.invalid> - 2025-02-07 10:30 +0100
                                              Editing binary data with editors - or is there no difference of text and binary? Janis Papanagnou <janis_papanagnou+ng@hotmail.com> - 2025-02-07 10:57 +0100
                                                Re: Editing binary data with editors - or is there no difference of text and binary? "Carlos E.R." <robin_listas@es.invalid> - 2025-02-07 11:44 +0100
                                                  Re: Editing binary data with editors - or is there no difference of text and binary? Janis Papanagnou <janis_papanagnou+ng@hotmail.com> - 2025-02-07 14:39 +0100
                                                    Re: Editing binary data with editors - or is there no difference of text and binary? "Carlos E.R." <robin_listas@es.invalid> - 2025-02-07 19:39 +0100
                                                Re: Editing binary data with editors - or is there no difference of text and binary? Lawrence D'Oliveiro <ldo@nz.invalid> - 2025-02-08 03:26 +0000
                                    Re: Clever helpful suggestion for portable memory using Windows & Android editors Janis Papanagnou <janis_papanagnou+ng@hotmail.com> - 2025-02-05 18:12 +0100
                                Re: Clever helpful suggestion for portable memory using Windows & Android editors Lawrence D'Oliveiro <ldo@nz.invalid> - 2025-02-05 23:14 +0000
                                  Re: Clever helpful suggestion for portable memory using Windows & Android editors Arno Welzel <usenet@arnowelzel.de> - 2025-02-06 20:22 +0100
                                    Re: Clever helpful suggestion for portable memory using Windows & Android editors Lawrence D'Oliveiro <ldo@nz.invalid> - 2025-02-06 20:57 +0000
                                      Re: Clever helpful suggestion for portable memory using Windows & Android editors Arno Welzel <usenet@arnowelzel.de> - 2025-02-07 21:50 +0100
                                        Re: Clever helpful suggestion for portable memory using Windows & Android editors Lawrence D'Oliveiro <ldo@nz.invalid> - 2025-02-08 03:27 +0000
                    Re: Clever helpful suggestion for portable memory using Windows & Android editors Lawrence D'Oliveiro <ldo@nz.invalid> - 2025-02-02 03:21 +0000
                      Re: Clever helpful suggestion for portable memory using Windows & Android editors "Carlos E.R." <robin_listas@es.invalid> - 2025-02-02 15:07 +0100
                  Re: Clever helpful suggestion for portable memory using Windows & Android editors Lawrence D'Oliveiro <ldo@nz.invalid> - 2025-02-02 03:20 +0000
              Re: Clever helpful suggestion for portable memory using Windows & Android editors Marion <marion@facts.com> - 2025-02-01 05:40 +0000
    Re: Clever helpful suggestion for portable memory using Windows & Android editors Janis Papanagnou <janis_papanagnou+ng@hotmail.com> - 2025-02-01 16:34 +0100
      Re: Clever helpful suggestion for portable memory using Windows & Android editors gazelle@shell.xmission.com (Kenny McCormack) - 2025-02-01 16:29 +0000
        Re: Clever helpful suggestion for portable memory using Windows & Android editors Marion <marion@facts.com> - 2025-02-01 18:10 +0000
          Re: Clever helpful suggestion for portable memory using Windows & Android editors Janis Papanagnou <janis_papanagnou+ng@hotmail.com> - 2025-02-02 15:44 +0100
            Re: Clever helpful suggestion for portable memory using Windows & Android editors Marion <marion@facts.com> - 2025-02-03 10:40 +0000
              Re: Clever helpful suggestion for portable memory using Windows & Android editors "Carlos E.R." <robin_listas@es.invalid> - 2025-02-03 15:14 +0100
                Re: Clever helpful suggestion for portable memory using Windows & Android editors Marion <marion@facts.com> - 2025-02-04 10:01 +0000
                  Re: Clever helpful suggestion for portable memory using Windows & Android editors "Carlos E.R." <robin_listas@es.invalid> - 2025-02-04 13:22 +0100
                    Re: Clever helpful suggestion for portable memory using Windows & Android editors Marion <marion@facts.com> - 2025-02-04 19:51 +0000
                      Re: Clever helpful suggestion for portable memory using Windows & Android editors "Carlos E.R." <robin_listas@es.invalid> - 2025-02-04 23:12 +0100
        Re: Clever helpful suggestion for portable memory using Windows & Android editors Janis Papanagnou <janis_papanagnou+ng@hotmail.com> - 2025-02-02 15:24 +0100
          Re: Clever helpful suggestion for portable memory using Windows & Android editors "Carlos E.R." <robin_listas@es.invalid> - 2025-02-02 15:50 +0100
            Re: Clever helpful suggestion for portable memory using Windows & Android editors Janis Papanagnou <janis_papanagnou+ng@hotmail.com> - 2025-02-02 16:04 +0100
              [meta] posting mistake Janis Papanagnou <janis_papanagnou+ng@hotmail.com> - 2025-02-02 16:26 +0100
              Re: Clever helpful suggestion for portable memory using Windows & Android editors Frank Slootweg <this@ddress.is.invalid> - 2025-02-02 16:29 +0000
                ext4 on Android (Was: blah, blah, blah...) gazelle@shell.xmission.com (Kenny McCormack) - 2025-02-02 16:37 +0000
                  Re: ext4 on Android (Was: blah, blah, blah...) Jeff Layman <Jeff@invalid.invalid> - 2025-02-03 09:14 +0000
                ext4 on Android (Was: blah, blah, blah...) "Carlos E.R." <robin_listas@es.invalid> - 2025-02-03 15:16 +0100
                  Re: ext4 on Android (Was: blah, blah, blah...) Lawrence D'Oliveiro <ldo@nz.invalid> - 2025-02-03 21:59 +0000
                  Re: ext4 on Android Frank Slootweg <this@ddress.is.invalid> - 2025-02-04 10:23 +0000
                  Re: ext4 on Android (Was: blah, blah, blah...) Marion <marion@facts.com> - 2025-02-04 22:48 +0000
                    Re: ext4 on Android (Was: blah, blah, blah...) "Carlos E.R." <robin_listas@es.invalid> - 2025-02-25 23:16 +0100
                Re: Clever helpful suggestion for portable memory using Windows & Android editors Lawrence D'Oliveiro <ldo@nz.invalid> - 2025-02-03 21:57 +0000
              Re: Clever helpful suggestion for portable memory using Windows & Android editors candycanearter07 <candycanearter07@candycanearter07.nomail.afraid> - 2025-02-03 19:00 +0000
                Re: Clever helpful suggestion for portable memory using Windows & Android editors Lawrence D'Oliveiro <ldo@nz.invalid> - 2025-02-03 22:01 +0000
                  Re: Clever helpful suggestion for portable memory using Windows & Android editors candycanearter07 <candycanearter07@candycanearter07.nomail.afraid> - 2025-02-05 18:50 +0000
                    Re: Clever helpful suggestion for portable memory using Windows & Android editors Paul <nospam@needed.invalid> - 2025-02-05 14:26 -0500
                      Re: Clever helpful suggestion for portable memory using Windows & Android editors Lawrence D'Oliveiro <ldo@nz.invalid> - 2025-02-06 00:16 +0000
                        Re: Clever helpful suggestion for portable memory using Windows & Android editors candycanearter07 <candycanearter07@candycanearter07.nomail.afraid> - 2025-02-06 20:50 +0000
                Re: Clever helpful suggestion for portable memory using Windows & Android editors Paul <nospam@needed.invalid> - 2025-02-03 19:58 -0500
                  Re: Clever helpful suggestion for portable memory using Windows & Android editors Lawrence D'Oliveiro <ldo@nz.invalid> - 2025-02-04 01:15 +0000
                    Re: Clever helpful suggestion for portable memory using Windows & Android editors Paul <nospam@needed.invalid> - 2025-02-04 00:24 -0500
                      Re: Clever helpful suggestion for portable memory using Windows & Android editors Lawrence D'Oliveiro <ldo@nz.invalid> - 2025-02-04 21:40 +0000
                        Re: Clever helpful suggestion for portable memory using Windows & Android editors gazelle@shell.xmission.com (Kenny McCormack) - 2025-02-04 22:11 +0000
                External media file systems (was Re: ...) Janis Papanagnou <janis_papanagnou+ng@hotmail.com> - 2025-02-05 02:24 +0100
                  Re: External media file systems (was Re: ...) Paul <nospam@needed.invalid> - 2025-02-04 22:06 -0500
                    Re: External media file systems (was Re: ...) Lawrence D'Oliveiro <ldo@nz.invalid> - 2025-02-05 04:41 +0000
                  Re: External media file systems (was Re: ...) Lawrence D'Oliveiro <ldo@nz.invalid> - 2025-02-05 04:43 +0000
                    Re: External media file systems (was Re: ...) Paul <nospam@needed.invalid> - 2025-02-05 02:10 -0500
                      Re: External media file systems (was Re: ...) Janis Papanagnou <janis_papanagnou+ng@hotmail.com> - 2025-02-05 17:40 +0100
                        Re: External media file systems (was Re: ...) candycanearter07 <candycanearter07@candycanearter07.nomail.afraid> - 2025-02-05 18:50 +0000
                      Re: External media file systems (was Re: ...) Lawrence D'Oliveiro <ldo@nz.invalid> - 2025-02-06 00:11 +0000
                        Re: External media file systems (was Re: ...) Paul <nospam@needed.invalid> - 2025-02-05 20:59 -0500
                          Re: External media file systems (was Re: ...) Lawrence D'Oliveiro <ldo@nz.invalid> - 2025-02-06 03:04 +0000
                            Re: External media file systems (was Re: ...) Paul <nospam@needed.invalid> - 2025-02-05 22:48 -0500
                              Re: External media file systems (was Re: ...) Lawrence D'Oliveiro <ldo@nz.invalid> - 2025-02-06 21:00 +0000
                                Re: External media file systems (was Re: ...) Paul <nospam@needed.invalid> - 2025-02-06 16:20 -0500
                                  Re: External media file systems (was Re: ...) Lawrence D'Oliveiro <ldo@nz.invalid> - 2025-02-06 22:42 +0000
                                    Re: External media file systems (was Re: ...) Paul <nospam@needed.invalid> - 2025-02-07 00:44 -0500
                                      Re: External media file systems (was Re: ...) Lawrence D'Oliveiro <ldo@nz.invalid> - 2025-02-07 06:00 +0000
                    Re: External media file systems (was Re: ...) Janis Papanagnou <janis_papanagnou+ng@hotmail.com> - 2025-02-05 17:38 +0100
                      Re: External media file systems (was Re: ...) Lawrence D'Oliveiro <ldo@nz.invalid> - 2025-02-06 00:06 +0000
            Re: Clever helpful suggestion for portable memory using Windows & Android editors Lawrence D'Oliveiro <ldo@nz.invalid> - 2025-02-03 21:56 +0000
          A little bit of discussion between Janis and me (Was: Stupid    suggestion(s) for "portable" "memory" using Windows & Android "editors") gazelle@shell.xmission.com (Kenny McCormack) - 2025-02-02 14:53 +0000
      Re: Clever helpful suggestion for portable memory using Windows & Android editors "Carlos E.R." <robin_listas@es.invalid> - 2025-02-01 20:59 +0100
    Re: Clever helpful suggestion for portable memory using Windows & Android editors Marion <marion@facts.com> - 2025-02-02 22:54 +0000

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#181893

FromJanis Papanagnou <janis_papanagnou+ng@hotmail.com>
Date2025-02-02 15:24 +0100
Message-ID<vnnv7i$nmrk$1@dont-email.me>
In reply to#181862
On 01.02.2025 17:29, Kenny McCormack wrote:
> In article <vnletd$5l96$1@dont-email.me>,
> Janis Papanagnou  <janis_papanagnou+ng@hotmail.com> wrote:
> ...
>> (I probably shouldn't engage in this thread - and not only because it
>> got aggressive recently - because it seems (partly?) a Windows issue,
>> given the mention of 'C:', 'D:' and such crap later in this thread;
>> but I'm curious...)
> 
> Calling drive letters "crap" isn't "aggressive" ?

I wouldn't think so, but maybe we have a different view on that. What I
meant and was addressing was the _ad hominem_ aggressivity. (It wouldn't
have occurred to me that calling a technical mis-design "crap" would be
considered aggressive.) I think that personal "Die fucking troll, Die."
[from "Quincy the fifth"] is something vastly different than "Feature
C: D: is crap."

> 
> Anyway, given that this is a cross-posted thread, it would be useful to
> know from which group you are reading/responding.  I often give this info
> myself when responding to cross-posts.
> 
> My guess it that, like me, you are reading in comp.editors.  The point of
> this observation is that this thread (whatever it does eventually turn out
> to really be about) is really more of an Android/Windows thing, and is only
> tangentially related to editors.  If you're coming from a primarily Unix
> (aka, Linux) background, a lot of it will look weird.  I don't understand
> it myself, but I am inferring (just from reading this thread) that there
> are weirdnesses in both Android and Windows that give rise to the issues
> that Arlen is trying to address.
> 
> Neither you nor I are familiar with these weirdnesses and problems, because
> we both come primarily from Unix/Linux backgrounds - where such things
> simply don't exist.

Well, I worked in the past also in DOS and Windows environments. And I
seem to recall that there were some sorts/variant of "links" available
(but I might be misremembering). And Android is a Linux (Unix) based OS
so I'd expect that such primitive and basic mechanisms are nor removed
from this OS. But I don't know; so if it's not applicable readers may
just dismiss my hint.

Janis

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#181895

From"Carlos E.R." <robin_listas@es.invalid>
Date2025-02-02 15:50 +0100
Message-ID<9ad47lx1dr.ln2@Telcontar.valinor>
In reply to#181893
On 2025-02-02 15:24, Janis Papanagnou wrote:
> On 01.02.2025 17:29, Kenny McCormack wrote:
>> In article <vnletd$5l96$1@dont-email.me>,
>> Janis Papanagnou  <janis_papanagnou+ng@hotmail.com> wrote:
>> ...
>>> (I probably shouldn't engage in this thread - and not only because it
>>> got aggressive recently - because it seems (partly?) a Windows issue,
>>> given the mention of 'C:', 'D:' and such crap later in this thread;
>>> but I'm curious...)
>>
>> Calling drive letters "crap" isn't "aggressive" ?
> 
> I wouldn't think so, but maybe we have a different view on that. What I
> meant and was addressing was the _ad hominem_ aggressivity. (It wouldn't
> have occurred to me that calling a technical mis-design "crap" would be
> considered aggressive.)

Some people do. I was called to attention and maybe banned from a Linux 
forum for such an opinion. I assume because developers and packagers are 
part of the community, and calling a software crap is insulting the 
developer who might be reading and is working gratis.


> I think that personal "Die fucking troll, Die."
> [from "Quincy the fifth"] is something vastly different than "Feature
> C: D: is crap."
> 
>>
>> Anyway, given that this is a cross-posted thread, it would be useful to
>> know from which group you are reading/responding.  I often give this info
>> myself when responding to cross-posts.
>>
>> My guess it that, like me, you are reading in comp.editors.  The point of
>> this observation is that this thread (whatever it does eventually turn out
>> to really be about) is really more of an Android/Windows thing, and is only
>> tangentially related to editors.  If you're coming from a primarily Unix
>> (aka, Linux) background, a lot of it will look weird.  I don't understand
>> it myself, but I am inferring (just from reading this thread) that there
>> are weirdnesses in both Android and Windows that give rise to the issues
>> that Arlen is trying to address.
>>
>> Neither you nor I are familiar with these weirdnesses and problems, because
>> we both come primarily from Unix/Linux backgrounds - where such things
>> simply don't exist.
> 
> Well, I worked in the past also in DOS and Windows environments. And I
> seem to recall that there were some sorts/variant of "links" available
> (but I might be misremembering). And Android is a Linux (Unix) based OS
> so I'd expect that such primitive and basic mechanisms are nor removed
> from this OS. But I don't know; so if it's not applicable readers may
> just dismiss my hint.

Android is *nix based, yes, but uses an MsDOS filesystem (FAT).

-- 
Cheers, Carlos.

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#181897

FromJanis Papanagnou <janis_papanagnou+ng@hotmail.com>
Date2025-02-02 16:04 +0100
Message-ID<vno1hv$o4le$1@dont-email.me>
In reply to#181895
On 02.02.2025 15:50, Carlos E.R. wrote:
> On 2025-02-02 15:24, Janis Papanagnou wrote:
>> On 01.02.2025 17:29, Kenny McCormack wrote:
>>> In article <vnletd$5l96$1@dont-email.me>,
>>> Janis Papanagnou  <janis_papanagnou+ng@hotmail.com> wrote:
>>> ...
>>>> (I probably shouldn't engage in this thread - and not only because it
>>>> got aggressive recently - because it seems (partly?) a Windows issue,
>>>> given the mention of 'C:', 'D:' and such crap later in this thread;
>>>> but I'm curious...)
>>>
>>> Calling drive letters "crap" isn't "aggressive" ?
>>
>> I wouldn't think so, but maybe we have a different view on that. What I
>> meant and was addressing was the _ad hominem_ aggressivity. (It wouldn't
>> have occurred to me that calling a technical mis-design "crap" would be
>> considered aggressive.)

That is understandable. - Though the guy who invented the "device
letters" concept (40+ years ago!) probably doesn't mind (anymore)
even if he'd take that (unjustified) as _personal_ offense, which
it obviously isn't.

> 
> Some people do. I was called to attention and maybe banned from a Linux
> forum for such an opinion. I assume because developers and packagers are
> part of the community, and calling a software crap is insulting the
> developer who might be reading and is working gratis.

Valuing a complete software package is again another thing. (Yet,
still not a personal thing.)

>> [...]
> 
> Android is *nix based, yes, but uses an MsDOS filesystem (FAT).

Yes, I know. For some reasons inferiors concepts are invented and
they also don't die once they've got widely spread.

Janis

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#181898 — [meta] posting mistake

FromJanis Papanagnou <janis_papanagnou+ng@hotmail.com>
Date2025-02-02 16:26 +0100
Subject[meta] posting mistake
Message-ID<vno2rh$ocjc$1@dont-email.me>
In reply to#181897
(Sorry, I misplaced my answer to the quote wrongly above the text
in my previous post. - Hope the intention was clear anyway.)

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#181900

FromFrank Slootweg <this@ddress.is.invalid>
Date2025-02-02 16:29 +0000
Message-ID<vnoa2f.qag.1@ID-201911.user.individual.net>
In reply to#181897
Janis Papanagnou <janis_papanagnou+ng@hotmail.com> wrote:
> On 02.02.2025 15:50, Carlos E.R. wrote:
[...]

> > Android is *nix based, yes, but uses an MsDOS filesystem (FAT).
> 
> Yes, I know. For some reasons inferiors concepts are invented and
> they also don't die once they've got widely spread.

  To be clear, Android's native filesystem is not FAT (but ext4), but if
you use a (Micro)SD-card in an Android device (which is partly the
subject of this ... ahem ... 'thread'), then the filesystem on that card
is FAT (assuming it's not used as an extension of Internal Storage
('disk' space)).

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#181901 — ext4 on Android (Was: blah, blah, blah...)

Fromgazelle@shell.xmission.com (Kenny McCormack)
Date2025-02-02 16:37 +0000
Subjectext4 on Android (Was: blah, blah, blah...)
Message-ID<vno70l$3oqv3$1@news.xmission.com>
In reply to#181900
In article <vnoa2f.qag.1@ID-201911.user.individual.net>,
Frank Slootweg  <this@ddress.is.invalid> wrote:
>Janis Papanagnou <janis_papanagnou+ng@hotmail.com> wrote:
>> On 02.02.2025 15:50, Carlos E.R. wrote:
>[...]
>
>> > Android is *nix based, yes, but uses an MsDOS filesystem (FAT).
>> 
>> Yes, I know. For some reasons inferiors concepts are invented and
>> they also don't die once they've got widely spread.
>
>  To be clear, Android's native filesystem is not FAT (but ext4), but if
>you use a (Micro)SD-card in an Android device (which is partly the
>subject of this ... ahem ... 'thread'), then the filesystem on that card
>is FAT (assuming it's not used as an extension of Internal Storage
>('disk' space)).

Yes, all true.  Interestingly, at least the one time I tested this, when I
formatted an SD card to ext4, then inserted it into a phone, it did not
recognize it.  Odd, because obviously, it *can* recognized ext4
filesystems.  But it only seems to be able to do FAT on the SD card.

-- 
"Only a genius could lose a billion dollars running a casino."
"You know what they say: the house always loses."
"When life gives you lemons, don't pay taxes."
"Grab 'em by the p***y!"

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#181917 — Re: ext4 on Android (Was: blah, blah, blah...)

FromJeff Layman <Jeff@invalid.invalid>
Date2025-02-03 09:14 +0000
SubjectRe: ext4 on Android (Was: blah, blah, blah...)
Message-ID<vnq1cr$15n0f$2@dont-email.me>
In reply to#181901
On 02/02/2025 16:37, Kenny McCormack wrote:
> In article <vnoa2f.qag.1@ID-201911.user.individual.net>,
> Frank Slootweg  <this@ddress.is.invalid> wrote:
>> Janis Papanagnou <janis_papanagnou+ng@hotmail.com> wrote:
>>> On 02.02.2025 15:50, Carlos E.R. wrote:
>> [...]
>>
>>>> Android is *nix based, yes, but uses an MsDOS filesystem (FAT).
>>>
>>> Yes, I know. For some reasons inferiors concepts are invented and
>>> they also don't die once they've got widely spread.
>>
>>   To be clear, Android's native filesystem is not FAT (but ext4), but if
>> you use a (Micro)SD-card in an Android device (which is partly the
>> subject of this ... ahem ... 'thread'), then the filesystem on that card
>> is FAT (assuming it's not used as an extension of Internal Storage
>> ('disk' space)).
> 
> Yes, all true.  Interestingly, at least the one time I tested this, when I
> formatted an SD card to ext4, then inserted it into a phone, it did not
> recognize it.  Odd, because obviously, it *can* recognized ext4
> filesystems.  But it only seems to be able to do FAT on the SD card.

Interesting. I didn't know about the FAT/ext4 file system issue.

Seems the latest high-capacity cards (SDXC, SDUC) use exFAT 
(<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SD_card>). Actually, SDXC cards have 
been around for quite a time; those should be recognisable in a phone. 
What make/age of phone was yours?

-- 
Jeff

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#181928 — ext4 on Android (Was: blah, blah, blah...)

From"Carlos E.R." <robin_listas@es.invalid>
Date2025-02-03 15:16 +0100
Subjectext4 on Android (Was: blah, blah, blah...)
Message-ID<anv67lxvvv.ln2@Telcontar.valinor>
In reply to#181900
On 2025-02-02 17:29, Frank Slootweg wrote:
> Janis Papanagnou <janis_papanagnou+ng@hotmail.com> wrote:
>> On 02.02.2025 15:50, Carlos E.R. wrote:
> [...]
> 
>>> Android is *nix based, yes, but uses an MsDOS filesystem (FAT).
>>
>> Yes, I know. For some reasons inferiors concepts are invented and
>> they also don't die once they've got widely spread.
> 
>    To be clear, Android's native filesystem is not FAT (but ext4), but if
> you use a (Micro)SD-card in an Android device (which is partly the
> subject of this ... ahem ... 'thread'), then the filesystem on that card
> is FAT (assuming it's not used as an extension of Internal Storage
> ('disk' space)).

Are you sure it is ext4?

On old phones, when connected to computer, the internal storage was 
taken over directly by the computer, and it did appear to be FAT.

-- 
Cheers, Carlos.

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#181937 — Re: ext4 on Android (Was: blah, blah, blah...)

FromLawrence D'Oliveiro <ldo@nz.invalid>
Date2025-02-03 21:59 +0000
SubjectRe: ext4 on Android (Was: blah, blah, blah...)
Message-ID<vnre8s$1fpir$3@dont-email.me>
In reply to#181928
On Mon, 3 Feb 2025 15:16:42 +0100, Carlos E.R. wrote:

> On old phones, when connected to computer, the internal storage was
> taken over directly by the computer, and it did appear to be FAT.

You’re thinking MTP. My old phone supports that as well. It’s a file-level 
protocol, so it doesn’t expose the internal storage at the sector level.

My even older phone let the microSD card be accessed by an external 
computer directly at the sector level. That was in FAT format, but it was 
separate from the phone’s internal storage.

No Android phone is going to expose its OS installation area for any 
external access at the sector level.

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#181946 — Re: ext4 on Android

FromFrank Slootweg <this@ddress.is.invalid>
Date2025-02-04 10:23 +0000
SubjectRe: ext4 on Android
Message-ID<vnstb7.12cs.1@ID-201911.user.individual.net>
In reply to#181928
> On 2025-02-02 17:29, Frank Slootweg wrote:
> > Janis Papanagnou <janis_papanagnou+ng@hotmail.com> wrote:
> >> On 02.02.2025 15:50, Carlos E.R. wrote:
> > [...]
> > 
> >>> Android is *nix based, yes, but uses an MsDOS filesystem (FAT).
> >>
> >> Yes, I know. For some reasons inferiors concepts are invented and
> >> they also don't die once they've got widely spread.
> > 
> >    To be clear, Android's native filesystem is not FAT (but ext4), but if
> > you use a (Micro)SD-card in an Android device (which is partly the
> > subject of this ... ahem ... 'thread'), then the filesystem on that card
> > is FAT (assuming it's not used as an extension of Internal Storage
> > ('disk' space)).
> 
> Are you sure it is ext4?

  Not really sure, but that's the most common answer when you do a
Google search. I found it strange that the Wikipedia page on Android
doesn't seem to mention its native filesystem. I've seen an official
reference about which filesystems it supports [1], but not which one it
uses.

  So if someone has an official reference as to which filesystem
Android uses, i.e. its native filesystem, that would be nice.

> On old phones, when connected to computer, the internal storage was 
> taken over directly by the computer, and it did appear to be FAT.

  I think that was a virtual filesystem layer, i.e. presenting the
native filesystem as an FAT filesystem, so that could be accessed by the
outside world, because the outside world, especially Windows, could not
generally handle anything other than FAT.

[1]
<https://source.android.com/docs/core/architecture/android-kernel-file-system-support>

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#181974 — Re: ext4 on Android (Was: blah, blah, blah...)

FromMarion <marion@facts.com>
Date2025-02-04 22:48 +0000
SubjectRe: ext4 on Android (Was: blah, blah, blah...)
Message-ID<vnu5go$10k3$1@nnrp.usenet.blueworldhosting.com>
In reply to#181928
On Mon, 3 Feb 2025 15:16:42 +0100, Carlos E.R. wrote :


>>>> Android is *nix based, yes, but uses an MsDOS filesystem (FAT).
>>>
>>> Yes, I know. For some reasons inferiors concepts are invented and
>>> they also don't die once they've got widely spread.
>> 
>>    To be clear, Android's native filesystem is not FAT (but ext4), but if
>> you use a (Micro)SD-card in an Android device (which is partly the
>> subject of this ... ahem ... 'thread'), then the filesystem on that card
>> is FAT (assuming it's not used as an extension of Internal Storage
>> ('disk' space)).
> 
> Are you sure it is ext4?
> 
> On old phones, when connected to computer, the internal storage was 
> taken over directly by the computer, and it did appear to be FAT.

I just looked it up, and I'm more confused after doing so than before.
 <https://developer.android.com/training/data-storage>

The section on Data and file storage doesn't explicitly state "the" native
Android file system, it implies that ext4 and f2fs are core to the system
due to their use in internal storage and system partitions.

That sounded good until I found descriptions of the kernel code, which
ultimately dictates file system support but it requires technical expertise
to make sense of - which I don't have. 
 <https://www.google.com/search?q=https://source.android.com/docs/core/architecture/filesystems>

It seems maybe perhaps Android uses different file systems for different
purposes (i.e., perhaps for system, data, cache, or external storage)???

I'm more confused now than before I looked it up, so if anyone can make
sense of those two references, please let the rest of us in on the secret.

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#182553 — Re: ext4 on Android (Was: blah, blah, blah...)

From"Carlos E.R." <robin_listas@es.invalid>
Date2025-02-25 23:16 +0100
SubjectRe: ext4 on Android (Was: blah, blah, blah...)
Message-ID<m3s19lxun3.ln2@Telcontar.valinor>
In reply to#181974
On 2025-02-04 23:48, Marion wrote:
> On Mon, 3 Feb 2025 15:16:42 +0100, Carlos E.R. wrote :
> 
> 
>>>>> Android is *nix based, yes, but uses an MsDOS filesystem (FAT).
>>>>
>>>> Yes, I know. For some reasons inferiors concepts are invented and
>>>> they also don't die once they've got widely spread.
>>>
>>>    To be clear, Android's native filesystem is not FAT (but ext4), 
>>> but if
>>> you use a (Micro)SD-card in an Android device (which is partly the
>>> subject of this ... ahem ... 'thread'), then the filesystem on that card
>>> is FAT (assuming it's not used as an extension of Internal Storage
>>> ('disk' space)).
>>
>> Are you sure it is ext4?
>>
>> On old phones, when connected to computer, the internal storage was 
>> taken over directly by the computer, and it did appear to be FAT.
> 
> I just looked it up, and I'm more confused after doing so than before.
> <https://developer.android.com/training/data-storage>

This link describes features the filesystem must have, but they don't 
say which filesystem they use. Thus it can be "something else".

> 
> The section on Data and file storage doesn't explicitly state "the" native
> Android file system, it implies that ext4 and f2fs are core to the system
> due to their use in internal storage and system partitions.
> 
> That sounded good until I found descriptions of the kernel code, which
> ultimately dictates file system support but it requires technical expertise
> to make sense of - which I don't have. <https://www.google.com/search? 
> q=https://source.android.com/docs/core/architecture/filesystems>
> 
> It seems maybe perhaps Android uses different file systems for different
> purposes (i.e., perhaps for system, data, cache, or external storage)???
> 
> I'm more confused now than before I looked it up, so if anyone can make
> sense of those two references, please let the rest of us in on the secret.


<https://source.android.com/docs/core/architecture/android-kernel-file-system-support>

says they support these:


     exfat (supported in kernel 5.10 and later)
     ext4
     f2fs
     fuse
     incfs
     Vfat
     EROFS


I'm guessing the choice is up to the manufacturer.



-- 
Cheers, Carlos.

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#181936

FromLawrence D'Oliveiro <ldo@nz.invalid>
Date2025-02-03 21:57 +0000
Message-ID<vnre3s$1fpir$2@dont-email.me>
In reply to#181900
I’m sure you can format an SD card or USB stick with a Linux-native 
filesystem like ext4, stick it into your Android device, and have it 
recognized.

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#181930

Fromcandycanearter07 <candycanearter07@candycanearter07.nomail.afraid>
Date2025-02-03 19:00 +0000
Message-ID<slrnvq242k.3cd70.candycanearter07@candydeb.host.invalid>
In reply to#181897
Janis Papanagnou <janis_papanagnou+ng@hotmail.com> wrote at 15:04 this Sunday (GMT):
> On 02.02.2025 15:50, Carlos E.R. wrote:
[snip]
>> Android is *nix based, yes, but uses an MsDOS filesystem (FAT).
>
> Yes, I know. For some reasons inferiors concepts are invented and
> they also don't die once they've got widely spread.
>
> Janis


It's hard to stop momentum, sometimes. Windows refusing to switch to a
different FS for external medium also doesn't help.
-- 
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#181938

FromLawrence D'Oliveiro <ldo@nz.invalid>
Date2025-02-03 22:01 +0000
Message-ID<vnrebh$1fpir$4@dont-email.me>
In reply to#181930
On Mon, 3 Feb 2025 19:00:02 -0000 (UTC), candycanearter07 wrote:

> It's hard to stop momentum, sometimes. Windows refusing to switch to a
> different FS for external medium also doesn't help.

The problems are all with the inflexibility of Windows itself. Instead of 
having a pluggable VFS layer that is agnostic to different filesystem 
formats, Linux-style, too many of its filesystem features are specifically 
tied to one filesystem format, namely NTFS.

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#182011

Fromcandycanearter07 <candycanearter07@candycanearter07.nomail.afraid>
Date2025-02-05 18:50 +0000
Message-ID<slrnvq7cjr.1u0ps.candycanearter07@candydeb.host.invalid>
In reply to#181938
Lawrence D'Oliveiro <ldo@nz.invalid> wrote at 22:01 this Monday (GMT):
> On Mon, 3 Feb 2025 19:00:02 -0000 (UTC), candycanearter07 wrote:
>
>> It's hard to stop momentum, sometimes. Windows refusing to switch to a
>> different FS for external medium also doesn't help.
>
> The problems are all with the inflexibility of Windows itself. Instead of 
> having a pluggable VFS layer that is agnostic to different filesystem 
> formats, Linux-style, too many of its filesystem features are specifically 
> tied to one filesystem format, namely NTFS.


Yeah, and then making the OS reliant on those systems.
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#182012

FromPaul <nospam@needed.invalid>
Date2025-02-05 14:26 -0500
Message-ID<vo0e0v$2h21c$1@dont-email.me>
In reply to#182011
On Wed, 2/5/2025 1:50 PM, candycanearter07 wrote:
> Lawrence D'Oliveiro <ldo@nz.invalid> wrote at 22:01 this Monday (GMT):
>> On Mon, 3 Feb 2025 19:00:02 -0000 (UTC), candycanearter07 wrote:
>>
>>> It's hard to stop momentum, sometimes. Windows refusing to switch to a
>>> different FS for external medium also doesn't help.
>>
>> The problems are all with the inflexibility of Windows itself. Instead of 
>> having a pluggable VFS layer that is agnostic to different filesystem 
>> formats, Linux-style, too many of its filesystem features are specifically 
>> tied to one filesystem format, namely NTFS.
> 
> 
> Yeah, and then making the OS reliant on those systems.
> 

There have been cases made by Microsoft, where in the documentation
it would claim a certain thing would only work on NTFS. And then
an external dev would turn around and make it work on FAT32.

Not every one of those declarations is for real.

As for "every feature", the audience here are mostly
desktop users and not server users. The server side
has a few features we don't see here. I'm not in a position
to give an authoritative overview of every filesystem nook
and cranny.

The OS has Windows Overlay File system, and that's a technique
for saving space on a tablet (and its tiny eMMC storage).

   Paul




   Paul

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#182020

FromLawrence D'Oliveiro <ldo@nz.invalid>
Date2025-02-06 00:16 +0000
Message-ID<vo0v03$2k46v$4@dont-email.me>
In reply to#182012
On Wed, 5 Feb 2025 14:26:23 -0500, Paul wrote:

> There have been cases made by Microsoft, where in the documentation it
> would claim a certain thing would only work on NTFS. And then an
> external dev would turn around and make it work on FAT32.

Here’s one big one: every time I point out the old “Microsoft thinks 26 
drive letters ought to be enough for anybody” limitation, someone tries to 
claim that Windows lets you use mount points instead of drive letters, 
*nix-style. But then it turns out that mount points are an NTFS-specific 
feature, that don’t work with other filesystems.

> As for "every feature", the audience here are mostly desktop users and
> not server users. The server side has a few features we don't see here.

Then there are those of us that are workstation users.

Remember workstations? Think of them as “desktops” with “server” features 
integrated. The “desktop”/“server” separation was created as a marketing 
stratagem by companies like Microsoft, deliberately crippling the 
“desktop” capabilities so they could squeeze extra revenue out of 
customers wanting “server” features. Such a distinction didn’t exist in 
the Unix world before Microsoft came along.

And it doesn’t exist in the Linux world today.

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#182042

Fromcandycanearter07 <candycanearter07@candycanearter07.nomail.afraid>
Date2025-02-06 20:50 +0000
Message-ID<slrnvqa84m.t2vt.candycanearter07@candydeb.host.invalid>
In reply to#182020
Lawrence D'Oliveiro <ldo@nz.invalid> wrote at 00:16 this Thursday (GMT):
> On Wed, 5 Feb 2025 14:26:23 -0500, Paul wrote:
>
>> There have been cases made by Microsoft, where in the documentation it
>> would claim a certain thing would only work on NTFS. And then an
>> external dev would turn around and make it work on FAT32.
>
> Here’s one big one: every time I point out the old “Microsoft thinks 26 
> drive letters ought to be enough for anybody” limitation, someone tries to 
> claim that Windows lets you use mount points instead of drive letters, 
> *nix-style. But then it turns out that mount points are an NTFS-specific 
> feature, that don’t work with other filesystems.


I remember them being not worth the effort to do, since you had to do it
every time you plugged in the drive. Then again, I haven't used Windows
in a while, so I might be misremembering.
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FromPaul <nospam@needed.invalid>
Date2025-02-03 19:58 -0500
Message-ID<vnroo1$1hv2k$1@dont-email.me>
In reply to#181930
On Mon, 2/3/2025 2:00 PM, candycanearter07 wrote:
> Janis Papanagnou <janis_papanagnou+ng@hotmail.com> wrote at 15:04 this Sunday (GMT):
>> On 02.02.2025 15:50, Carlos E.R. wrote:
> [snip]
>>> Android is *nix based, yes, but uses an MsDOS filesystem (FAT).
>>
>> Yes, I know. For some reasons inferiors concepts are invented and
>> they also don't die once they've got widely spread.
>>
>> Janis
> 
> 
> It's hard to stop momentum, sometimes. Windows refusing to switch to a
> different FS for external medium also doesn't help.
> 

On hardware, partition tables exist, to give a "hint" what
subset of file systems might be involved. The 0x07 for
example, might be NTFS/HPFS/ExFAT. You then have to look
at the first sector in the partition, to determine what it is exactly.
There weren't enough codes to go around, which is why the codes today,
lack the precision they once had.

On GPT, a partition type could be declared as a Basic Data Type,
then you again have to check the header sector for the details.
On Windows, you see the BLKID and the GUID. On Linux, the
gdisk utility hides the GUID (ugly) string and shows you some
fake (pseudo) codes, such as 0x0700 for a Basic Data Partition.
But once you get into the GPT partition table with your hex editor,
you'll see that the two entries do not involve "0x0700".

Hardware devices do not need to have a partition table.
You can lay a file system into a hardware device without one.
Then the OS has to try all of its filesystem types, for a match
on the header sector.

SD cards have certain expectations of filesystems, based on what
wears the SD the least. That's how FAT32 or ExFAT get on the card.
Journaled filesystems are a non-preferred choice. Neither NTFS nor EXT4
are preferred for an SD.

I don't know what the OS policy is, when the OS discovers a filesystem
outside [FAT32, ExFAT]. FAT32 is needed because the devices could be
larger ones. Maybe at some point in the past, an SD had a
small enough capacity that FAT12 or FAT16 would work.

You can use the "disktype" utility on Linux, to indicate what is
on a hardware device. I use the Cygwin version of that utility on
Windows for that purpose.

   sudo disktype /dev/sda
   disktype.exe  /dev/sda     # because it's Cygwin, it uses a non-Windows namespace

I would take the SD out of my camera right now and run it, but
it's just going to be a raw FAT32. My camera isn't new enough
to know what ExFAT is.

And you don't even *format* an SD on your desktop OS. If you're
using it in a camera, it is the responsibility of a camera menu
item to "format" inserted media. This ensures first and foremost,
that the media works in the camera. The computer end has a lot
more flexibility regarding access. But based on what cameras do
to SD, there isn't going to be a problem mounting an SD that
was formatted by the camera.

The behavior could also change, depending on the device used.
Maybe when a camera with an SD is plugged in, a different handler
(PTP/MPT) handles the camera end, than when a USB stick with SD hole
in it, presents an SD. These are experiments you can run,
as an experienced forensic expert :-)

Someone with a wider collection of hardware, can run these
experiments for me. I don't have any MTP devices, I also
don't have any smartphone to play with.

   Paul

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