This file system allows reading and writing in Windows, but Linux and Mac can only read from it. If you use Windows, then you should use NTFS in most cases. ![]() Which file system you should choose depends mostly on the operating system you use on your computer. We talk in-depth about file systems in our guide on how to format an external HDD. ![]() A hard drive can (and almost always is) partitioned into multiple sectors to make it more efficient at storing and retrieving data, and a single hard drive can even use different file systems for different partitions, if you have a need to do that. The three most common types of file systems are NTFS, FAT32 and exFAT. A file system is a particular method your hard drive uses to read, write and organize files. ![]() In order to use a hard drive, it must be formatted according to a certain file system.
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