I noticed that neither Windows 10 not Windows 11 automatically presented the connected exFAT storage devices in File Explorer. Whatever the official documentation said, I couldn't "see" the cards and the disks. And so, we have this little guide, which will show you what you need to do to...
If you can't mount the exFAT drive through Disk Utility, try it on the command-line interface using the Terminal app. This has helped many with the mounting issue. You can take the steps below to mount the exFAT disk on Mac. Note that you need to hit the Enter key after typing eac...
Connect the external hard drive:If you are using a hard disk for the first time, it is advisable to read the manual provided. Though there isn't any different way to use a particular hard disk, you must be familiar with the settings and configuration. Almost all the external hard drives ...
Press the Windows key + S to open the Search bar. Type Create and format hard disk partitions in the search field and click on the relevant result. Locate the exFAT formatted external drive in the Disk Management window. Right-click on the external drive. Select Mark Partition as Active ...
This post teaches you how to format a drive (USB or external hard drive) to exFAT so that you can use the drive on both Windows and Mac computers.
Mount an exFAT Drive as Non-root UserIn the above, an exFAT drive is mounted as the root, which means only the root has read/write access to the drive. If you want to mount it as a regular unprivileged user, you can specify your uid and gid at the time you mount the drive as ...
Summary: This post teaches you how to convert NTFS to exFAT on Mac or Windows 10/11. Detailed guides are provided. In some cases, you may want to convert an NTFS drive to exFAT format. For instance, the NTFS hard drive is read-only on Mac and you can’t copy or write files to ...
I’ve already written about how, if your external USB drive is not recognized by Windows, you might have to use the exFAT file format, which both Windows and Mac support, however, this requires formatting the drive and copying all the data back on. ...
How do I expand or shrink my exFAT partition without losing data in Windows 10? Resizing the partition refers to reallocating disk space on Windows to expand or reduce the partition and make full use of the unallocated space on the hard disk or SSD. For example, when drive C runs out ...
Format Hard Drive in exFAT for both Mac & Windows PC I am the kind of person who needs to switch between both the OS daily. So I needed a format that is both read and write on both the systems. It is whereexFATorExtended File Allocation Tablecomes into the picture. If you don’t...