However, the file system is not supported by many older systems. In theory, data capacity of up to 2 TB is possible, but Microsoft has limited the partition size in newer systems to 32 GB in order to promote the modern NFTS format.ĮxFAT is a further development of FAT that in principle offers unattainable storage and data capacity. The maximum data size is limited to 4 GB in the latest version FAT32. It is not supported by many applications.įAT is a file system developed by Microsoft that is also supported by Linux and macOS. Heres what to do if your device is not detected in Windows and Mac. Mac OS Extended (Journaled) with the addition that the file system can differentiate between upper and lower case (e.g. External hard drives back up your most important files, but what happens when they.
HFS+ or Mac OS Extended (case-sensitive and journaled)
Windows/Linux devices are only able to read but not write on USB sticks in this format. A file system developed by Apple that is particularly suited to data media with large memory capacity. Here is short video on how you can read or access the Hard Drive that was formatted for mac, using a windows.Software Used : HFSExplorer Software Link http:/.