Thread: Move from Windows to Imac .... how?
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Old 08-10-2018, 12:13 PM   #5
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Originally Posted by David Munch View Post
FAT32 works fine on Mac, as it has full read-write support for it. NTFS on the other hand, har read-only support on Mac.
Correct, though there are some 3rd party tools that allow read & write with NTFS formatted drives.

Also, Windows (WinXP, sp3 onward) and macOS (10.6.5 onward) support exFAT for both read and write. This format allows for larger files (>2gb) than FAT32. This isn't usually an issue for ebooks, though some comics and various PDF documents can pose issues. Problems can arise if you use a FAT32 formatted drive when copying folders containing large files.

I generally use exFAT for the various Flash Drives and portable HDs that I move back and forth between Windows PCs and Macs. The only issues I've encountered seem to be the result of some shortcommings in the MacOS Disk Utility's formatting of exFAT drives. I now always format on a Windows PC and no longer have any issues.
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