Quick disclaimer: with a package named "ntfs-3g", you can write on NTFS partitions on Linux. But it is true that linux can't write on this filesystem without it, probably due to licensing
That explains why I'm getting that error message for the flash drive it is on FAT32 instead of on the required NTFS this is something that people need to do when they want to go over 4GBs
so it should be better for usb not NTFS ur talking about the 4gb limit problem and its fixed in the exfat ! so why u choose ntfs ? and not exfat for ur usb !?
1:20 I've never had any issue with read AND write with any Linux distribution with an NTFS filesystem... Mac on the other hand, I find worthless in every way lol.
This video was amazing, found answers which many videos did not mention. Not to mention the way you presented and explained it was exceptional. Keep up the good work!
got a drive and copied my drive to it. It shows that 2 TB has been used, which is correct, but when I open the drive all the folders are empty. If I highlight everything it copied and put properties, only 56GB of data is on the drive but if I select the drive and put properties it says 2TB has been used. Where is all the other data and why are all the folders in the drive empty?
Thank you so much man for the beautiful video :-) Just one thing to add please, if you gonna use your removable drive e.g. SD or Micro SD card for a camera or a dash cam, it is highly recommended to format it through the device itself that it will be most used for (even if you gonna connect it to your laptop or desktop sometimes) this enhances its speed & durability a lot, and despite FAT32 is the oldest, most of the most recent devices (cams....etc) prefer only FAT32 & won't allow you to do any other format through the device, & really I don't know why?!. Again thank you so much man for your beautiful videos :-)
I format my disk"format fs=ntfs " in partition 475914 mbs to install windows 10 OS , and how long it takes? to format it because it was stuck on 7 percent complete, any advise please thank you
What if i have a otg ( usb and a micro usb) usb (fat32) and i want to format it to ntfs will it affect its connectability for my phone if i return it to its normal format(fat32)
Please Please please help me I download media creation tool and I put it on a external drive and it deleted all my files! Its a 14tb drive and it was ntfs the media creation tool made a partition fat32 and it says it's 32 gb how do I get my ntfs drive back without loosing data please please help me 🙏
Hello BTNHD i have an external HD that i am about to format(1TB). I want to use it for storing 4K videos and pictures from Gopro Hero8. What format should i use for this type of files? I will appreciate if your help.
can anyone help me, i used an external hard drive for my ps4, now im reformatting that drive using my laptop so that it could work again on my tv..but the tv cant recognize that hard drive no matter what format i do..the only choices it has are NTFS and exfat, no fat32..what should i do? thanks!!
Thanks for the video that was helpful now I have a question Which flash disc format will work best with a multi media recorder in other words which flash disk format a multimedia recorder can write on ?
i did this an copied my files since i changed the format when i give it to someone else will it open up so they can view the files on it or will they have to change the format on there computer to
I know that you're not into mobile phones but i kinda like asking you this question. Why is my phone doesn't read the usb otg when the overall size of the files exceeds 3 gb? And by the way the usb format is exFAT . Do i need it to change the format to NTSF ?because there are only two options tho. I would really appreciate your answer.
how you know I’m not into mobile phone lol. Are you a subscriber? Oh well, what type of phone are we talking about? Android or iPhone? model too please?
@@tristanjayvirtudazo2268 Android operating system can natively recognize and access FAT32 and EXT4 formatted disk types. Thus if you have an empty external hard drive that you want to use with your Android phone or tablet, you will need to format the drive with a FAT32 or EXT4. If you have data in it back it up first before formatting it.
@@bjtechnewshd I have two options to choose from when formating the drive and those are NTFS and exFAT. Although exFAT readable, the only problem is it stop reading when i store files that reach hundreds of gb. And it doesn't even show up when i plug it in, well it does light up like it's being attached and read.
@@tristanjayvirtudazo2268 hmmm.. if your inserting this drive into a Windows environment to prep it up for a Android environment you should be able to format it as a FAT32 giving you a file size limitation of 4GBs. EXT4 is normally within a Linux OS, but can done with third-party utilities (I don't have any to recommend). The command prompt command is Format /FS:FAT32 D: (D: should be the drive's letter) but within Windows you should be able to pick FAT32. Hope this help. Best of luck.
Helped a bunch. My external hd for my xbox stopped being read and booted one day. Plugged it to my computer and formatted to exfat and she started working and holding games again
Note: Many cameras these days support ExFat, why? Welcome to the wonderful world of 4k video, files so huge that with Fat32 it leads to allot of small blocks, but on exfat you can keep it like a nice big fat file. YUM!
Can you plz help me in my USB drive I downloaded 400 songs and when I listen to it on my car radio it won't show all my 400 songs it only shows 255 songs I don't know how to fix this and it stops at 255 Everytime when I add new songs! can you help me 😭 I really want to hear my 400 songs on the car where ever I go :-\ ???
HALLO....EVERY GOOD MORNING.....I AM USING MAC AND WINDOWS........MY HARD DISK FORMAT IS EXFAT32....ITS NOT READING CERTAIN WINDOWS..DO YOU KNOW Y?????????
SO WAIT!!! Not entirely clear, for me at least... you hurried through the end about ExFat. It's readable on BOTH Windows AND Mac..? Is that correct? I must know.. Thank you.
If you want to store big files then go with higher allocation unit size because with smaller allocation size, the big file writing and reading will be more time consuming
Not necessarily the best, if you have many (10s-100s of thousands) small files, larger file allocation will take up significantly more space. It depends on use case
wrong. linux writes fine on ntfs. does this for some time. doing data recovery with linux now and it is writing to ntfs drive. from messed up ntfs drive.
The NTFS-3G FUSE driver allows for writing, but is significantly slower than native Linux filesystems. Luckily, Linux is getting full write abilities for NTFS at the kernel level very soon
its size of addresses used in file system, thats why it has 4GB limit as maximum number you can write in 32bit is 4 million. Same as with ram Limit comes from fact that you cant adress more data then that
linux kernel got only read only support, write comes from external user space software interfaced via FUSE interface called ntfs-3g that some distributions use, but linux on its own has just read only and non resize write
Great clear explanation without taking so much of our time.
You deserve a 5 star review.
at 2:54 the pop up to early covering the info. other than that, its good!
Simple and clean. TH-camrs must learn how to be straight to the point like this guy. Well done.
Your video was the shortest, so I went with yours. I was definitely not let down. Straight to the point! I love it.
Killer vid! Exactly what i was looking in just a few minutes.. ily
Quick disclaimer: with a package named "ntfs-3g", you can write on NTFS partitions on Linux. But it is true that linux can't write on this filesystem without it, probably due to licensing
Luckily this is changing very soon, Linux will soon have a kernel level NTFS driver by default with full read and write abilities.
I am using NTFS on one drive here on my linux rig, full read / write
That explains why I'm getting that error message for the flash drive it is on FAT32 instead of on the required NTFS this is something that people need to do when they want to go over 4GBs
soo... what the exFAT again ?
@@karimkopra successor for FAT32 introduced in 2006
so it should be better for usb not NTFS
ur talking about the 4gb limit problem
and its fixed in the exfat !
so why u choose ntfs ? and not exfat for ur usb !?
@@karimkopra Otherwise The usb flash drive would not let Windows 10 install It'll just confused the C: drive
1:20 I've never had any issue with read AND write with any Linux distribution with an NTFS filesystem...
Mac on the other hand, I find worthless in every way lol.
This video was amazing, found answers which many videos did not mention. Not to mention the way you presented and explained it was exceptional. Keep up the good work!
What should I format my 4tb ssd if I'm using it to store my music library? [Windows]
Hi, Do you have any idea just how good you and your channel are?
Dude thanks for this video, helped out tremendously. Good work man!
you didn't mention the disadvantages! so which one is better?
Hello, does exFAT flash drive read on android smart tv?
Why do I need to do to make my USB exFat work on Tv, stereo? Thanks
got a drive and copied my drive to it. It shows that 2 TB has been used, which is correct, but when I open the drive all the folders are empty. If I highlight everything it copied and put properties, only 56GB of data is on the drive but if I select the drive and put properties it says 2TB has been used. Where is all the other data and why are all the folders in the drive empty?
Thank you so much man for the beautiful video :-)
Just one thing to add please, if you gonna use your removable drive e.g. SD or Micro SD card for a camera or a dash cam, it is highly recommended to format it through the device itself that it will be most used for (even if you gonna connect it to your laptop or desktop sometimes) this enhances its speed & durability a lot, and despite FAT32 is the oldest, most of the most recent devices (cams....etc) prefer only FAT32 & won't allow you to do any other format through the device, & really I don't know why?!.
Again thank you so much man for your beautiful videos :-)
I format my disk"format fs=ntfs " in partition 475914 mbs to install windows 10 OS , and how long it takes? to format it because it was stuck on 7 percent complete, any advise please thank you
should we use exfat or NTFS for our external HDD ?
If windows only NTFS
What if i have a otg ( usb and a micro usb) usb (fat32) and i want to format it to ntfs will it affect its connectability for my phone if i return it to its normal format(fat32)
Is exFAT is benefit for storing 1 tb file..
Please Please please help me I download media creation tool and I put it on a external drive and it deleted all my files! Its a 14tb drive and it was ntfs the media creation tool made a partition fat32 and it says it's 32 gb how do I get my ntfs drive back without loosing data please please help me 🙏
Hello BTNHD i have an external HD that i am about to format(1TB). I want to use it for storing 4K videos and pictures from Gopro Hero8. What format should i use for this type of files? I will appreciate if your help.
is there a way to change the file system on a hard drive from FAT32 to NTFS?
Im trying to format it on my xbox by computer and how can you tell if you have one of them or format it on a computer
Hello Sir, best format for media playing on Led tv exFat or NTFS usbs ??
Does ex fat work on both Mac and windows without limitations?
I use expat but sometime it can't connect to window and Mac., so I don't know how to solve the problem
so which is better. NTFS or exFAT?
I want know the maximum partition fat16 is 2or 4gb most web say 2gb but when try it found 4gb
can anyone help me, i used an external hard drive for my ps4, now im reformatting that drive using my laptop so that it could work again on my tv..but the tv cant recognize that hard drive no matter what format i do..the only choices it has are NTFS and exfat, no fat32..what should i do? thanks!!
Thanks for the video that was helpful now I have a question
Which flash disc format will work best with a multi media recorder in other words which flash disk format a multimedia recorder can write on ?
i did this an copied my files since i changed the format when i give it to someone else will it open up so they can view the files on it or will they have to change the format on there computer to
And is exfat as compatible as fat 32 for all computers or is it more selective like ntfs?
do we have any method to convert exFAt default USB drive into FAT32 default???
Which i use to make bootable usb for uvuntu iso
If fat32 has 4GB limit copy per file how many GB can exfat copy per file? What's the limit for exfat?
Exfat is used by sd cards, right?
Which one is better? NTFS? exFAT? or FAT32?
I know that you're not into mobile phones but i kinda like asking you this question.
Why is my phone doesn't read the usb otg when the overall size of the files exceeds 3 gb? And by the way the usb format is exFAT . Do i need it to change the format to NTSF ?because there are only two options tho.
I would really appreciate your answer.
how you know I’m not into mobile phone lol. Are you a subscriber? Oh well, what type of phone are we talking about? Android or iPhone? model too please?
@@bjtechnewshd oh yeah i can tell lol. And yes i am a subscriber. It's an android, Vivo y11.
@@tristanjayvirtudazo2268 Android operating system can natively recognize and access FAT32 and EXT4 formatted disk types. Thus if you have an empty external hard drive that you want to use with your Android phone or tablet, you will need to format the drive with a FAT32 or EXT4. If you have data in it back it up first before formatting it.
@@bjtechnewshd I have two options to choose from when formating the drive and those are NTFS and exFAT. Although exFAT readable, the only problem is it stop reading when i store files that reach hundreds of gb. And it doesn't even show up when i plug it in, well it does light up like it's being attached and read.
@@tristanjayvirtudazo2268 hmmm.. if your inserting this drive into a Windows environment to prep it up for a Android environment you should be able to format it as a FAT32 giving you a file size limitation of 4GBs. EXT4 is normally within a Linux OS, but can done with third-party utilities (I don't have any to recommend). The command prompt command is Format /FS:FAT32 D: (D: should be the drive's letter) but within Windows you should be able to pick FAT32. Hope this help. Best of luck.
Great info! quick and to the pint. Thank you so much, Sir!
Helped a bunch. My external hd for my xbox stopped being read and booted one day. Plugged it to my computer and formatted to exfat and she started working and holding games again
Thanks for the explanation. It is very helpful!
(flash this is no longer located in verify the item's location and try again) this phrase appear while copying files in the flash what's the problem
error 0x80070037
I love this dude's aesthetic
My IT book 📚 says FAT32 has a max partition size of 2 terabytes?
Is there a way to change fat32 to exfat
So fat32 can't transfer files larger than 4gb?
How about the other parameters, 16, 32, and 64-kilo octets .
what system format for carte sd 256 go ????
Straight to the point! Thanks!!
+BTNHD Awesome video and info!! you sir are on it, thanks for the info👍
thank you :)
***** You are welcome👍
How to use external 4tb hard drive in Android smartphones in have Samsung Galaxy c5
I just recently formatted my micro sd card on windows with the command prompt and I don't know what file system I should use. Any help?
exFAT
Thank you so much, clear, sharp, short
which is the best for a car?
Note: Many cameras these days support ExFat, why? Welcome to the wonderful world of 4k video, files so huge that with Fat32 it leads to allot of small blocks, but on exfat you can keep it like a nice big fat file. YUM!
Fast and Useful. Thank you!
So, i have 1TB HDD Storage usb i only pc games saved and using usb to pc , well what better formated i use exFat or NTFS ?? Can you help me?!
NTFS is the standard format when dealing with a PC that has Windows installed on to it.
@@bjtechnewshd but what about flash drive do I use fat 32 or exfat because I want to use it on Android and Linux
What is the maximum limit for copying on exfat format?
Unlimited
Very clear, I'm listening while my teacher spend an hour and counting on the subject
Yeah, but the teacher is breaking it down further for you to get more out of it :).
Sean Michael Conway that sounds like an awesome class to take, I would love to have an in-depth explanation on this subject
Can you plz help me in my USB drive I downloaded 400 songs and when I listen to it on my car radio it won't show all my 400 songs it only shows 255 songs I don't know how to fix this and it stops at 255 Everytime when I add new songs! can you help me 😭 I really want to hear my 400 songs on the car where ever I go :-\ ???
@@riverslands6487 ok!
@@riverslands6487 ok but when I have time cuz rn I can't but I will tell you when I do ok!
Hi! My external hard drive is in NTFS format and when I used it on the TV folders are empty. Will it fix it if I use fat32 instead?
Yes.
HALLO....EVERY GOOD MORNING.....I AM USING MAC AND WINDOWS........MY HARD DISK FORMAT IS EXFAT32....ITS NOT READING CERTAIN WINDOWS..DO YOU KNOW Y?????????
Is there any difference between exfat and ntfs on file transfer speed?
no, but FAT32 and exFAT dont have auto defragmentation features, and fragmentation may cause performance degradation aspecially on mechanical drive
Brother my question is that"can exFAT format support andriod using 16 GB SD card"
its better to use ext4 that phone formats due to patent issues not all android phones support exFAT
SO WAIT!!! Not entirely clear, for me at least... you hurried through the end about ExFat. It's readable on BOTH Windows AND Mac..? Is that correct? I must know.. Thank you.
yes its even patented by microsoft which cause issue with adaptation
wow i am 4+ years late but... Thank you kindly. Straght to the point.
What happened of i format an exfat hdd to ntfs..
In three of these which is fastest in terms of copy and paste the items
very good question, I am also in search of the answer for the same question.
You never mentioned the maximum file size that exFAT can handle. What is the file size limit?
You'll never hit it as there is not a drive in this world that could reach the filesize limit of exfat ;)
Please Define File Allocation different in minimum 4k vs maximum 64k which is best
If you want to store big files then go with higher allocation unit size because with smaller allocation size, the big file writing and reading will be more time consuming
Not necessarily the best, if you have many (10s-100s of thousands) small files, larger file allocation will take up significantly more space. It depends on use case
Whats best for audiobooks on external HD ?
exFAT
Isn’t rfts also a file system?
can windows read exfat formatted disks? Thanks!
yes newer once, its microsoft patented file system, the patent is number one reason why adaptation of exFAT is so limited.
wrong. linux writes fine on ntfs. does this for some time. doing data recovery with linux now and it is writing to ntfs drive. from messed up ntfs drive.
Best with windows 10 bootable?
Great video minus the part where the two smaller windows covers up part of the text at the end. Maybe fix that?
also what is btfrs?
HOW TO FIX EXFAT AND NTFS ON TV? I CAN'T WATCH IN TV WITH FAT 32 BECAUSE THE MOVIE IS 4GB UP
does exFAT work with Windows 10 and Mac?
Yes it does
Cheers
Thank you so much for explaining
Great and simple information, now I know and knowing is half the battle.
How to fromat 64gb sandisk pendrive into fat32
Same problem
my offer speaker dont support exfat memory.. plzz help me
Format then use nfts
Bit too lightweight explanation, how about speed comparison?
To the point. Love it.
Very helpful. Thanks!
Very informative. Thanks!
NTFS is absolutely NOT read-only on a modern Debian/Linux system. Other than that bit, excellent video.
The NTFS-3G FUSE driver allows for writing, but is significantly slower than native Linux filesystems. Luckily, Linux is getting full write abilities for NTFS at the kernel level very soon
thanks for your details
tight man, thx for this.
*file systems provides organization of disk partitions
not really, since partition table is not mendetory, lot of removible formats didnt have any partition support and file system was placed direcly.
nice explaination. I liked it. Thanks bro
So NTFS is the best to use. Thank you bro.
exF A T IS
If you are full on Windows. Once you need to share drives with macOS or Linux users you might want to use exFAT.
Yes, it is the best.
what is 32 in FAT32?
FAT format are named after the number of table element bits for example: 12 (FAT12), 16 (FAT16), and 32 (FAT32)
its size of addresses used in file system, thats why it has 4GB limit as maximum number you can write in 32bit is 4 million. Same as with ram Limit comes from fact that you cant adress more data then that
So if I ever need to use FAT32 I will always pick exFAT32
thanks for the knowledge sir...
NTFS read only for linux is incorrect. Most modern linux distro can read and write NTFS as this is very useful in dual boot systems.
linux kernel got only read only support, write comes from external user space software interfaced via FUSE interface called ntfs-3g that some distributions use, but linux on its own has just read only and non resize write