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Aug 16 2017 03:47pm
What format should I be selecting?

What is also better? exFAT or FAT32? What do you suggest for a newbie?

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Aug 16 2017 03:53pm
You can't have files over 4.3GB on FAT32. So if you are going to have games and/or movies on it, it won't fly :)
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Aug 16 2017 07:38pm
Quote (ZwiX @ Aug 16 2017 02:53pm)
You can't have files over 4.3GB on FAT32. So if you are going to have games and/or movies on it, it won't fly :)


Actually, You can..

But its a pain to fuck with.
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Aug 22 2017 07:51pm
Quote (ZwiX @ Aug 16 2017 03:53pm)
You can't have files over 4.3GB on FAT32. So if you are going to have games and/or movies on it, it won't fly :)


so you suggest exFAT?
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Aug 22 2017 07:59pm
Quote (kim_kor @ Aug 22 2017 09:51pm)
so you suggest exFAT?




Yes exFAT

https://support.wdc.com/knowledgebase/answer.aspx?ID=291

This post was edited by Ghot on Aug 22 2017 08:00pm
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