exFAT (Extended File Allocation Table) is a Microsoft file system optimized for flash drives. It is proprietary and Microsoft owns patents on several elements of its design.
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I want to format a drive as NTFS, but Windows shows exFAT as the only option
The operating system is Windows Server 2003 R2 x64 with all updates applied.
I have an external hard disk enclosure (one of these) with a 1 TB drive (garden-variety Seagate). When I right-click in Explorer and choose “Format…” the only option is…
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Create link with right owner / group
I have a git-daemon accessed through ssh. All repositories are in /srv/git.
I have some other projects saved on a exfat disk, so I want to create a symbolic link from that disk to /srv/git.
For example, I have /mnt/Medias/Projects/Defi\ H.git so I…
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How to make SystemRescueCD (Arch Linux) mount exFAT?
My SystemRescueCD (bootable CD based on Arch Linux distribution) won't mount my exFAT SD card. When I plug in the USB reader, /dev/sdc appears, but it won't even show /dev/sdc1. No way to mount it, mount /dev/sdc1 /mnt/1 will fail.
It is interesting…
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Error when exporting exfat disk by nfs
I have the following fs:
/dev/sdb1 exfat 60085120 11776 60073344 1% /mnt/apuntes
in the /etc/exports:
/mnt/apuntes 192.168.2.20(rw,sync,no_subtree_check)
the service is started and I launch the following command:
exportfs…
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`findmnt` and `ls` still see a physically disconnected external storage drive
Here is an /etc/fstab record example of one of the mounts as per x-systemd.automount and other goodies:
UUID=XXXX-XXXX /media/XXXX-XXXX auto…
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Is exFAT filesystem a good choice for USB3 HDD connected to a home NAS server on Raspbian?
I have a home NAS on Raspberry PI4 with a USB3 HDD connected. I have a variety of devices with different OSs (Linux, Win and Mac), and I'd like to be able to access that HDD from any of those with a direct USB connection if need be. Which FS should…
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