mac windows hdd file formats
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The best file formats supported on Mac and Windows are exFAT and FAT32. If you want the drive to be compatible with Mac and PC, you will need to format the drive for both systems. And FAT32 has a limit on file size, while exFAT supports maximum partitions and can also store files larger than 4GB.
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If you need to use your drive on both Mac and PC then it’s best to format exFAT.
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- mac best hdd file format
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- Apple File System (APFS): the file system is used by macOS 10.13 (High Sierra) or later.
- Mac OS Extended (HFS+): the file system is used by macOS 10.12 (Sierra) or earlier.
- MS-DOS (FAT): the file system is compatible with both Mac and Windows.
- exFAT: the file system is compatible with both Mac and Windows.
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