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You can use LaCie Setup Assistant to format your LaCie hard drive when it is first connected to a computer (Windows or Mac). LaCie Setup Assistant helps you to quickly format the storage device according to your needs. Read the information below if you:
About file system formatsBefore following the instructions to format your hard drive, review the hard drive file formats available on your computer. MacMac OS Extended (HFS+): compatible with Mac
only. Mac OS Extended refers to the file system used by Mac OS X. Mac file system formats Use HFS+ if: …you will be using the storage device on Macs only. Use exFAT if: …you will be using your storage device with both Windows and Mac computers. Use FAT32 if: …you will be using your storage device with Windows and Mac computers, and at least one of these computers is incompatible with exFAT. WindowsNTFS: since it is the native file system
for Windows, volumes created in NTFS are read and write with computers running Windows. Earlier versions of Mac OS X 10.5 or higher may read and write to the NTFS partitions with the help of third-party drivers. There are two formats for NTFS, MBR and GPT. The maximum volume size for MBR is 2TB while the more recent GPT format does not assign limits to file or partition sizes. Windows file system formats Use NTFS if: …you will be using the storage device only with Windows computers since performance is optimal when compared to exFAT or FAT32. Use exFAT if: …you will be using your storage device with both Windows and Mac computers. Use FAT32 if: …you will be using your storage device with Windows and Mac computers, and at least one of these computers is incompatible with exFAT. Formatting instructionsThe steps below can help you format and partition a storage device. Caution: Formatting erases everything on the storage device. LaCie highly recommends that you back up all data on your storage device before performing the steps below. LaCie is not responsible for any data lost due to formatting, partitioning or using a LaCie storage device. Note: Refer to your operating system's documentation for more information on formatting and partitioning storage devices. Windows
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Kann ein Mac exFAT lesen?Mac OS Extended (HFS+): nur mit Mac kompatibel. Mac OS Extended ist das von Mac OS X verwendete Dateisystem. exFAT: mit Mac und Windows kompatibel.
Welche Dateiformate kann Mac lesen?Das Festplattendienstprogramm auf dem Mac unterstützt verschiedene Dateisystemformate: Apple File System (APFS): Das von macOS 10.13 oder neuer verwendete Dateisystem. Mac OS Extended: Das von macOS 10.12 oder neuer verwendete Dateisystem. MS-DOS (FAT) und ExFAT: Dateisysteme, die mit Windows kompatibel sind.
Hat exFAT Nachteile?Allerdings hat exFAT den Nachteil, dass es, im Vergleich zu NTFS, nicht komprimiert werden kann. Im Hinblick auf die Performance ist exFAT bei kleineren Laufwerken besser, während sich bei größeren Laufwerken die Nutzung von NTFS empfiehlt.
Was ist exFAT Mac?ExFAT als gemeinsames Dateisystem für eine externe Festplatte am Mac und Windows formatieren. Damit ein PC (Windows oder Linux) und ein Mac auf einer externen Festplatte Dateien größer 4 GB lesen und schreiben können, muss man die Platte als ExFAT formatieren!
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