The chances are that at one point or the other, everyone has tried to format their USB drive in NTFS. Although, by default, Windows doesn’t allow the USB stick in the NTFS file system, it’s always ...

Amid the widespread shift to subscription-based cloud storage solutions, relying on good-old physical drives can be a reassuring sense of independence. Whether you're trying to repurpose an old hard ...

The overwhelming majority of USB flash drives you buy are going to come in one of two formats: FAT32 or NTFS. The first format, FAT32, is fully compatible with Mac OS X, though with some drawbacks ...

Majid was unable to copy a movie from his PC to his newly acquired 32GB USB key, and wondered why. He sent me a screenshot that clearly indicated the problem, as it read “The file is too large for the ...

I want to make a backup of my music files from a Brennan Jukebox. The process is simple enough, just plug in a USB memory stick formatted to FAT32. I already have larger USB storage devices but they ...

When you purchase a new storage drive, it may tell you it needs reformatting, but which format is best? The main options for removable drives and memory cards these days are FAT32, exFAT, and NTFS, ...