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Re: Thumb-drive format

From nospam <nospam@nospam.invalid>
Newsgroups comp.sys.mac.system
Subject Re: Thumb-drive format
Date 2014-07-23 00:01 -0400
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In article <7bcus99241d5pugk53kc9qmd8hqb6eknhh@4ax.com>, John
<Man@the.keyboard> wrote:

> >It obviously depends on what you'll use it for, but it can definitely
> >be handy to have it in standard Windows format so that can be easily
> >used in things like TVs with USB ports to display pictures,
> 
>  There is a FAT32 variant called "exfat" that will allow TVs and
> things to read your USB sticks and will allow files larger than 4GB to
> live on them. Like 7GB isos of disks. I use it for sticks I stick into
> my BD recorder thingy. 
>  It should show up as one of the format types when you format the
> stick on a Windows box. 

exfat support is recent, but an option.

>  NTFS is also very good for portability but it doesn't work on TV type
> stuff. This is deliberate. 

ntfs is *not* good for portability since it's a proprietary system.
support for it is *very* limited and typically read-only if it's there
at all.

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Thumb-drive format gtr <xxx@yyy.zzz> - 2014-07-22 12:48 -0700
  Re: Thumb-drive format nospam <nospam@nospam.invalid> - 2014-07-22 15:56 -0400
    Re: Thumb-drive format gtr <xxx@yyy.zzz> - 2014-07-22 14:40 -0700
      Re: Thumb-drive format Your Name <YourName@YourISP.com> - 2014-07-23 13:15 +1200
        Re: Thumb-drive format John <Man@the.keyboard> - 2014-07-23 04:55 +0100
          Re: Thumb-drive format nospam <nospam@nospam.invalid> - 2014-07-23 00:01 -0400
            Re: Thumb-drive format Ant <ant@zimage.comANT> - 2014-07-23 02:56 -0700
              Re: Thumb-drive format dempson@actrix.gen.nz (David Empson) - 2014-07-23 23:48 +1200
            Re: Thumb-drive format John <Man@the.keyboard> - 2014-07-23 20:30 +0100
              Re: Thumb-drive format nospam <nospam@nospam.invalid> - 2014-07-23 16:39 -0400
                Re: Thumb-drive format John <Man@the.keyboard> - 2014-07-23 22:33 +0100
                Re: Thumb-drive format Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com> - 2014-07-23 21:50 +0000
                Re: Thumb-drive format nospam <nospam@nospam.invalid> - 2014-07-23 18:08 -0400
                Re: Thumb-drive format dorayme <do_ray_me@bigpond.com> - 2014-07-24 08:54 +1000
                Re: Thumb-drive format Tim Streater <timstreater@greenbee.net> - 2014-07-23 23:09 +0100
                Re: Thumb-drive format Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com> - 2014-07-23 22:43 +0000
                Re: Thumb-drive format nospam <nospam@nospam.invalid> - 2014-07-23 23:04 -0400
                Re: Thumb-drive format Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com> - 2014-07-24 14:37 +0000
                Re: Thumb-drive format Lewis <g.kreme@gmail.com.dontsendmecopies> - 2014-07-24 05:37 +0000
                Re: Thumb-drive format Alan Browne <alan.browne@FreelunchVideotron.ca> - 2014-07-24 08:43 -0400
                Re: Thumb-drive format Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com> - 2014-07-24 14:40 +0000
                Re: Thumb-drive format Lewis <g.kreme@gmail.com.dontsendmecopies> - 2014-07-29 00:48 +0000
                Re: Thumb-drive format Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com> - 2014-07-29 01:06 +0000
                Re: Thumb-drive format nospam <nospam@nospam.invalid> - 2014-07-28 22:35 -0400
                Re: Thumb-drive format Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com> - 2014-07-24 14:40 +0000
                Re: Thumb-drive format Lewis <g.kreme@gmail.com.dontsendmecopies> - 2014-07-29 00:51 +0000
                Re: Thumb-drive format Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com> - 2014-07-29 01:18 +0000
                Re: Thumb-drive format Lewis <g.kreme@gmail.com.dontsendmecopies> - 2014-07-29 05:02 +0000
                Re: Thumb-drive format gtr <xxx@yyy.zzz> - 2014-07-23 17:00 -0700
  Re: Thumb-drive format Darrin "Doc" O'Leary  <droleary@3q2014.subsume.com> - 2014-07-22 21:19 +0000
    Re: Thumb-drive format Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com> - 2014-07-22 21:49 +0000
  Re: Thumb-drive format Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com> - 2014-07-22 21:49 +0000
  Re: Thumb-drive format Alan Browne <alan.browne@FreelunchVideotron.ca> - 2014-07-23 07:56 -0400
    Re: Thumb-drive format dempson@actrix.gen.nz (David Empson) - 2014-07-24 01:26 +1200
      Re: Thumb-drive format Alan Browne <alan.browne@FreelunchVideotron.ca> - 2014-07-23 10:11 -0400
    Re: Thumb-drive format nospam <nospam@nospam.invalid> - 2014-07-23 09:33 -0400
      Re: Thumb-drive format Alan Browne <alan.browne@FreelunchVideotron.ca> - 2014-07-23 10:12 -0400
        Re: Thumb-drive format Tim Streater <timstreater@greenbee.net> - 2014-07-23 15:57 +0100
  Re: Thumb-drive format Lewis <g.kreme@gmail.com.dontsendmecopies> - 2014-07-23 12:41 +0000
    Re: Thumb-drive format Paul Magnussen <magiconinc@earthlink.net> - 2014-07-23 08:30 -0700
      Re: Thumb-drive format dempson@actrix.gen.nz (David Empson) - 2014-07-24 10:29 +1200
        Re: Thumb-drive format Barry OGrady <atheist@hotmail.com.au> - 2014-07-26 21:28 +1000

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