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<blockquote data-quote="joema" data-source="post: 1626270" data-attributes="member: 312925"><p>I use Paragon NTFS for Mac, and it works great. </p><p></p><p>However -- if you don't want to get that, just use exFAT. Unlike FAT-32 it has no file size limitation and is read/write compatible between Mac and Windows. On Mac you just use Disk Utility and format (ie erase) the drive exFAT. Like all reformatting this erases the drive, so make sure anything on it is backed up.</p><p></p><p>Or on Windows, format the portable drive exFAT. Mac can read/write to it, and vice versa.</p><p></p><p>exFAT is good choice for Mac/Windows data interchange on USB sticks and portable hard drives. Some higher-end cameras, camcorders, etc will automatically use exFAT on SD cards above a certain size, so exFAT is not limited to Windows.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="joema, post: 1626270, member: 312925"] I use Paragon NTFS for Mac, and it works great. However -- if you don't want to get that, just use exFAT. Unlike FAT-32 it has no file size limitation and is read/write compatible between Mac and Windows. On Mac you just use Disk Utility and format (ie erase) the drive exFAT. Like all reformatting this erases the drive, so make sure anything on it is backed up. Or on Windows, format the portable drive exFAT. Mac can read/write to it, and vice versa. exFAT is good choice for Mac/Windows data interchange on USB sticks and portable hard drives. Some higher-end cameras, camcorders, etc will automatically use exFAT on SD cards above a certain size, so exFAT is not limited to Windows. [/QUOTE]
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