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minus-squareDubious_FartlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·edit-211 months agoExternal storage is always FAT, because everything can read FAT, so it just makes life easier for file transfers. Not because NTFS/ext4/etc doesnt work on usb sticks.
minus-squareImgonnatrythis@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·11 months agoYeah, but that’s the shame. Ntfs been around for decades, would be great for usb as it allows faster transfer speeds and more secure. Would have been nice if more devices included it so it wasn’t such a compatibility barrier.
minus-squareDubious_FartlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1arrow-down2·11 months agoI’d rather have universal compatibility myself. besides, its not like you cant reformat it to NTFS. They just come stock as fat so you can access them on any device.
External storage is always FAT, because everything can read FAT, so it just makes life easier for file transfers.
Not because NTFS/ext4/etc doesnt work on usb sticks.
Yeah, but that’s the shame. Ntfs been around for decades, would be great for usb as it allows faster transfer speeds and more secure. Would have been nice if more devices included it so it wasn’t such a compatibility barrier.
I’d rather have universal compatibility myself.
besides, its not like you cant reformat it to NTFS. They just come stock as fat so you can access them on any device.