Questions tagged [exfat]
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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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File dates copied with "cp -p" are set to "now"
I'm using my Mac to try to copy the content of a smartphone's SD card to a larger card. Because I don't want all the pictures to get new creation dates I used the --preserve option like this:
cp -pr /...
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Smartphone's micro SD suddenly went readonly
A few days ago, I experimented some strange issues with my Windows Phone device. After lose some data, I decided to perform a hard reset of the device. Previously, I extracted the micro-SD card and ...
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Cannot move file from Ext4 to exFAT if title contains colon (:)
I have a 1TB SSD that I've partitioned in half into Ext4/exFAT. The Ext4 is for better interop with Ubuntu 18.04 (my OS) and the exFAT is for better portability with other systems. I installed exfat-...
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exFAT HDD, previously used with Ubuntu, missing files/directories after using with macOS
Hardware details:
External HDD: Seagate BarraCuda Pro ST14000DM001
Docking Station: Unitek USB 3.0 to SATA I/II/III Dual Bay. I've used this before and after this incident with other drives, always ...
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iPhone Memory Stick Windows Formatting (populating!) Q
SUMMARY: Can format but not populate either a FAT32 or ExFAT 128GB USB memory stick. Copying in files fails when more than 32GB are copied. Can't use NTFS because this stick is designed to work with ...
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exFAT file timestamps
I use external SD cards to backup important data on my PC. I typically use "Robocopy /mir /ndl" so that I get on the SD card a true picture of what's on the disk.
Twice a year, when the clocks change,...
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Can I convert a partition from FAT to exFAT without losing data?
Is it possible to convert a partition from FAT to exFAT without having to transfer all the data off it and on it again?
Linux tools would be the best, but Windows ones are fine too.
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Windows can't see the external exFAT partition but Mac OSX Can
I have a 2TB external hard drive that was pre formatted as one giant NTFS partition. I used windows 7 disk utility to partition it into two 1TB partitions and then formatted as FAT.
The formatting ...
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ExFAT is good for flash drives only or it also gives benefits on external HDD, instead of NTFS?
I have external HDD that around 7 years old and decided to reformat it.
I heard that exFAT is good for flash drives and keeps sectors alive longer, do this applies for external hard drive also?
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How to format an external drive into encrypted exFAT in Windows 11?
My current USB drive (256gb) is formatted in Mac and is an encrypted APFS file system made in Disk Utility. I recently started using Windows 11 and I would like to transfer and access files between ...
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exFAT ignores Cluster Size and small files always become 1MB
I use an external 4TB SSD and try to format it with the smallest possible Cluster Size. In the Windows Format Dialog the smallest Cluster Size is 256KB:
When I format the disk with 256KB and also ...
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Veracrypt exFat inside Kubernetes pod
I have a working solution to run this veracrypt command inside a pod:
veracrypt --text --quick --non-interactive --create /media/vera --volume-type normal --size 200M --password 123456 --hash SHA-512 -...
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ExFAT directory/file structure corrupt but readable on USB stick
I have a lot of files on a 128GB USB stick to transfer between computers. I've been updating the the stick regularly but manually. Last time I did this I was going to copy from the stick to my main PC ...
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Windows 10: How to deal with foldernames ending with space(s) that are allowed on Linux but cannot be used any further in Windows Explorer?
This is a follow up of Windows 10 trouble with as an allowed foldername ending on Linux.
This happens when you paste a file into a folder that has a space ending, it simply doubles, and the previous ...
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