Ars Technica

What's faster? Mac OS Journaled or exFat for external hard drives?

I just picked up some external hard drives but can't decide what to format them as. Mac OS Journaled or exFat? Is there any speed difference between the two? I assume exFAT isn't much better than ...

What Your USB Drive's Formats Actually Mean (And How To Change Between Them)

A USB drive can support several different types of file formats, depending on your needs. Here's what those formats mean and ...
Ars Technica

NTFS or exFAT for a usb backup drive?

I've made the long overdue decision to keep backups on an external USB drive, but should I go with NTFS or exFAT for the drive? We have an all Windows household here, and although I fiddle with Linux ...
Android Authority

iPhones and iPads will soon give you one less reason to use your Mac

The first betas of iOS and iPadOS 18 include a new option in the Files app that allows users to reformat external drives when erasing them. Beta testers can currently pick between the APFS, ExFAT, and ...
PC World

Choosing the right format for USB flash drives matters. Here’s why

Technically, it has never been a problem to format USB drives with a storage capacity of more than 32GB with the FAT32 file system. Only Windows itself has never been able to do this, so you always ...