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What's the best storage format for Windows (and other devices you own)?

Max Miller for Engadget There are three main storage formats for a drive you'll use externally with a Windows system. Windows itself uses NTFS for internal drives due to its support for partitioning and encryption, among other things. If you plan on using your USB 2.0 or 3.0 drive exclusively with Windows systems, NTFS is the best choice. However, you should not use NTFS if there's a chance you'll be plugging your drive into a Linux, Android, iOS or macOS system. For non-Windows operating systems, the storage format with the broadest compatibility is exFAT. It can handle large files of more th

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