exFAT

Tip of the Day: Use FAT for Thumb Drives

Troubleshooting External Disk Issues

Here’s a series of steps to recover use of an external drive that’s acting up when connected to one machine but not with another.

How to Reformat a Disk

Formatting is the process of erasing a disk for use or reuse. There are a couple of different ways and options.

How Should I Format My Thumbdrive?

Looking to format a USB thumb drive but confused about FAT32, exFAT, and NTFS? I’ll break down each file system’s strengths and limitations and help you choose the best format based on compatibility needs, file sizes, and which devices you’ll use it with.

Is There a Limit to What a Single Folder or Directory Can Hold?

Hard disks continue to increase in size, as does what we’re storing on them. There are size limits, but not limits most people need to worry about.