, mac OS X is a Unix based operating system and Ex. FAT is Microsoft or windows based file system. The question is ‘Can Mac. OSX read ex, and fat? Yes, the Mac. OSX or Mac can read even write to the Ex. FAT file system.
You see, the whole purpose of ex. FAT was to allow easy transfer of large files between platforms in a format that didn’t require third party drivers on either the Mac or Windows to read the drive. To make sense of why MS would cut off the use of ex. FAT for internal hard drives, it has to be understood that ex. FAT still doesn’t have a final specification.
Can I use exFAT drive on Windows 10?
Format the drive from within Windows with a block size no larger than 1024 and you should be able to use the drive on both platforms., ex FAT works on Windows (XP, Vista, 7 and 8) and OS X (10.6.5 and newer), so it should work without any problem. If you format it on OS X, a Windows PC should be able to write on it without any problem.
Why can’t I use my exFAT drive on Mac OS X?
It’s a known issue that, depending on how big the drive is, formatting ex. FAT in OS X uses too large of block (cluster) size that Windows doesn’t like. Format the drive from within Windows with a block size no larger than 1024 and you should be able to use the drive on both platforms.
The next thing we asked ourselves was how to copy data from exFAT to another MAC?
Plug-in the Ex. FAT drive into another working Mac Machine and see it is detected. If the drive is recognized, copy your entire data from it. Detach the drive and format it on your host Macintosh (on which your drive was not detected).
Can macos use ntfs?
Yes, but you can’t directly use NTFS on Mac. , as mac OS only have read support for NTFS-formatted devices, to make use of NTFS storage devices on an external hard drive or USB flash drives on Mac, you’ll need to do some works to make the Mac computer recognize and access your NTFS drives.
No, Mac can only read NTFS drive. To enable NTFS writing on Mac, you should format NTFS, install NTFS driver and turn to other 3rd apps.
Why is NTFS used for external hard drives?
For this reason, many manufacturers of external hard drives and USB sticks pre-format their devices to NTFS. This format was created for Microsoft and allows users to quickly plug their drives into Windows machines and work with files. As NTFS is proprietary, Apple would need a special license to use it fully on the Macs they sell.