Questions tagged [exfat]
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Wiping free space - NFTS, exFAT?
I'm trying to wipe some of my older (NTFS, external) hard drives, but even after using 'Wipe free space' programs like CCleaner and Eraser, the file names are still visible in file recovery programs. ...
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Which filesystems are compatible with both Mac and PC and support extended file attributes
I have an external hard drive that I'd like to use with both Mac and Windows. I want to avoid the ._ file issue (see Removing ._ Files from Non-Mac OS File System In Dropbox)
What filesystem can I ...
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way to safely remove $RECYCLE.BIN and System Volume Information on ExFat formatted external HD using MacOS?
RESOURCES I'VE LOOKED AT ALREADY
what is $RECYCLE.BIN?
what is System Volume Information?
how to remove System Volume Information?
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existing solution seems to only solve for removal of ...
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Linux (exfat-fuse) is unable to read from GPT 4TB external exFAT disk
I have a 4tb external WD RED. It was formatted as an exFAT disk on a Windows 10 machine. I have no problem reading the files from both the original Windows 10 machine, and a 2017 macbook pro (High ...
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1-byte file takes up 2 MB (yes, megabytes) on 6 TB exFAT Veracrypt volume. Why?
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File properties of file that takes up 2MB of disk space for 1 byte of data:
The drive is a 6TB single partition, mounted via Veracrypt and formatted as exFAT. The sector size on my 2TB ...
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How to resize a exfat raw unpartitioned filesystem image
Just a simple question… But I couldn’t found how to do it…
I’ve a 250Gb unpartitionned fileystem image which I need to copy on a low end 250Gb ꜱᴅ card with a write speed below 500Kb/s.
The image has ...
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Is there a way to convert FAT32 to exFAT without data loss?
Windows' convert command is able to convert FAT filesystems to NTFS non-destructively. Similarly, fstransform is a Linux utility that is capable of doing this - calling it an "in-place" filesystem ...
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Linux links (shortcuts) in exfat filesystem
Is it possible to create a link in an exfat partition in linux? I wanted to create a link to a file deep in some folders and "ln -s" doesn't work because exfat doesn't support symlinks. changing the ...
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Best Allocation Unit Size on flash drive with exFAT having small files
I have a lot of files that fluctuate between 1 and 50KB on a SCSI USB connected SSD. What would be the best allocation unit size to choose when formatting it to exFAT?
I am wondering what would be ...
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Why does my exFAT microSD card is unexpectedly ejected so frequently?
I have a microSD sandisk Extreme with 64GB, that I use with my phone. I store around +70000 files on it, many small.
The problem I have is that my phone keeps unexpectedly unmounting the card, ...
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Alternative to exFAT, R/W Operations MacOS & Windows, Performance Test
I was reading that exFAT is most compatible File System: https://www.howtogeek.com/73178/what-file-system-should-i-use-for-my-usb-drive/
I test it and for me exFAT is very, very slow!!!!
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Unpartitioned exfat 5tb disk recovery: testdisk shows really strange results
I apologize because this is a bit general in nature. I have a 5TB external disk that was formatted exfat. I would use it to backup data from my Linux machine. Well, recently, I plugged it into a ...
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rsync: mkstemp "<filename>" failed: Function not implemented (38)
When trying to to an rsync transfer, I get the following error:
rsync: mkstemp "<filename>" failed: Function not implemented (38)
rsync doesn't actually transfer the files it lists with --...
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OS X external disk eXfat disappear
I have a problem with the external drive formatted in exFAT.
When using the os x sierra drive is self unmounted and disappeared partition eXfat.
After reconnecting I had the message "disk can not be ...
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Why is exFAT's default allocation size in Windows so high?
Referencing this page: https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/kb/140365
NTFS doesn't go over 4KB cluster size until the volume goes over 16TB, and FAT32 maxes out at 16KB in the 16GB–32GB volume range ...
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