When you're 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.

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 ...

ExFAT is platform agnostic, but older operating systems might not be able to use it without additional software. So, if you had to choose between exFAT and NTFS, which one would you use?

Paragon is one of the few vendors, apart from Apple, that care about HFS+ support. Its latest file system extension allows you to read native Apple disks from any Android OS device.

When I sold my Mac Pro, I backed everything up to a 2TB external HDD. At the time, I formatted it as NTFS through my Bootcamp partition, because I planned on using with my Thinkpad. Now, I have a ...

You have options when it comes to formatting a USB drive for use in a PC: FAT32, exFAT, and NTFS. We'll explain what they are and how to choose the best file system for your needs.