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Offline Gadget

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Formatting external disk for Mac/Windows compatibility
« on: Wednesday 05 July 23 16:52 BST (UK) »
...... just checking if exFat is the correct format to use for storing large image files to be read by both Mac and Windows.

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Re: Formatting external disk for Mac/Windows compatibility
« Reply #1 on: Wednesday 05 July 23 17:01 BST (UK) »
Provided your Mac is using OS X 10.6.5 or later you should be OK with ExFAT. It's a Microsoft product so no problem with Windows back to XP.

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Re: Formatting external disk for Mac/Windows compatibility
« Reply #2 on: Wednesday 05 July 23 17:06 BST (UK) »
Thanks, Andy  :)
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