When i first plugged it in the Filesystem was FAT32.
But since i will be copying all my personal data to it , I cant afford to lose anything.
So i wanted to be sure by formatting it again.
I have Windows 7 , but Windows 7 only allows you to format it in exFAT or NTFS.
I chose exFAT but now i'm not so sure if this was a good idea.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ExFAT
Note!exFAT (Extended File Allocation Table, (also sometimes incorrectly and inappropriately known as FAT64) is a proprietary, patent-pending[2] file system suited especially for USB flash drives,[citation needed] introduced by Microsoft for embedded devices in Windows Embedded CE 6.0, in their desktop operating systems Windows Vista Service Pack 1[3] and Windows 7, and in their server operating system Windows Server 2008.[4]
exFAT can be used where the NTFS file system is not a feasible solution, due to data structure overhead, or where the file size or directory restrictions of previous versions of the FAT file system are unacceptable.
Windows XP and Windows Server 2003 (both x86 and x64) users can add support for exFAT by installing an update from Microsoft.[1] An experimental, open source Linux kernel module that supports the reading of exFAT files is currently under development.[5] A closed source, read/write Linux driver, licensed and derived from the Microsoft exFAT driver, is available for purchase from Tuxera.[6]
I dont want to be installing a patch on PC's i want to use my Drive on also i will probably try to connect the drive to my Ps3users can add support for exFAT by installing an update from Microsoft.[1] An experimental, open source Linux kernel module that supports the reading of exFAT files is currently under development.
Would it be a bad idea leaving it like it is as exFAT or rather format it as FAT32 ?
And how can i format it to FAT32 again.