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    2013, external drive, exFAT, NTFS?

    Discussion in 'Accessories' started by baii, Feb 25, 2013.

  1. baii

    baii Sone

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    Just got a external USB 3.0 drive setup using samsung 470

    sequential/random benchmarks are identical regardless of compressible data.

    So exFAT or NTFS ~~?
     
    baii, Feb 25, 2013
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  2. KCETech1

    KCETech1 Notebook Prophet

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    unless your going to be having a mac or linux unit try reading your drive. NTFS
     
    KCETech1, Feb 25, 2013
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  3. OtherSongs

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    exFAT - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
     
    OtherSongs, Feb 26, 2013
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  4. OtherSongs

    OtherSongs Notebook Evangelist

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    Forget exFAT on "a external USB 3.0 drive"

    exFAT was developed by M.S. for use with SD card flash memory devices.

    Using exFAT for any other use than that (specifically a general external drive) is only asking for trouble down the road, and the road won't be very long before you run into the trouble.

    NTFS or FAT32 are OK, with nod going to NTFS.
     
    OtherSongs, Feb 26, 2013
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