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best format for flash drives

sickcow
By sickcow
Mar 7, 2005
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  1. whats the best format for a USB flash drive? fat or fat32? can i use ntfs?
    sickcow, Mar 7, 2005
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  2. Mictlantecuhtli

    Mictlantecuhtli TechSpot Evangelist Posts: 4,916   +9

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    Depends on where you are going to use the drive. I'd use FAT32 myself, or if the drive is smaller than 512 MB, then FAT16, to ensure compatibility with (almost) all kinds of computers.
    Mictlantecuhtli, Mar 7, 2005
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