If you need a USB drive that's widely compatible with different devices, you may want to format it to FAT32. Here's how to do so on Mac and PC.

If you want to convert a FAT32 drive to NTFS file system without losing data, you can use the convert command line or a third-party converter tool.

Sometimes there is a problem with FAT32, sometimes with NTFS. We explain which file system is best for which application scenario.

File systems act as a layer of data to manage the information on the disk. A file system like NTFS or FAT works as something of a script for the computer to tell it how to manage data on a disk. With ...

To my knowledge, every computer and operating system released since the invention of the USB drive supports FAT32. I would be inclined to go with FAT32 for a flash drive, but NTFS for an external ...

What are FAT, FAT32, exFAT & NTFS file systems NTFS and FAT are a file system that represents a technique of organizing and storing the data on the drive. These file systems also specify what type ...

This file system, called FAT32 uses 32-bit values for the FAT entries. Only 28 bits are used, as 4 bits are reserved for future use. With the appearance of the FAT32 file system, the maximum number of ...

Can Microsoft’s exFAT file system bridge the gap between OSes? Hands-on with exFAT, which blows past the FAT32 4GB file size limit.

In 1996, Microsoft introduced the FAT32 file system as an update to the previous version, FAT16. At the time, Microsoft imposed a limit on the creation of FAT32 partitions, deciding that the ...

When you are reformatting a drive, memory card, or flash drive you need to pick a file format. If you see FAT32, exFAT, and NTFS, but don't know which one to pick, here's what you need to know.