Preface
With the development of science and technology, the data used by friends is getting bigger and bigger. Remember when Windows XP was popular, the image file of XP was only a few hundred MB in size.
But nowadays, it's possible for any system to exceed 4GB.
If a single file exceeds 4GB, it may not be possible to copy it into a USB flash drive, so we need to popularize the knowledge of USB flash drive to our friends:
file system
I'm not going to go into a long story in this article, so we'll leave now~
The body begins
1. When should I use the corresponding file system?
There are many types of file systems, but there are no three types of file systems that are often used by Windows users:
- FAT32
- NTFS
- exFAT
The following is a brief introduction to you:
- FAT32
- In order to facilitate the use of U disk or memory card for all devices, the manufacturer will set the file system to FAT32 when leaving the factory, but this file system has a small drawback: it cannot copy a single file of more than 4GB.
- If you do not need to copy more than 4GB of a single file, and the connection device is frequently switched (Windows, Android, MacOS, iPadOS, Linux, etc.), FAT32 is recommended.
- Surveillance cameras and facial recognition devices are required to use the FAT32 file system.
- NTFS
- It is more suitable for use on Windows, and when the USB flash drive or memory card is formatted as this file system, you can use BitLocker to encrypt the removable storage device;
- You can copy a single file of more than 4GB to a mobile device with an NTFS file system, and it is recommended to use this file system if you use Windows and do not switch devices.
- exFAT
- Support copying a single file of more than 4GB to a mobile device with an exFAT file system;
- Support most system recognition (Windows/Android/MacOS/iPadOS/Linux, etc.);
- It is not possible to encrypt mobile devices using BitLocker on Windows.
Oh no, I understood it in an instant after reading it.
2. Replace the file system of the mobile device (USB flash drive/mobile hard disk/memory card).
1. Precautions ⚠️:
Changing the file system cannot bypass the disk formatting! Please back up the files in your mobile device first! Otherwise, it will cause data loss!
Back up your data before you begin
Back up your data before you begin
Back up your data before you begin
2. Operation process
1) Go to [This Computer] and find the USB flash drive or other mobile device that is connected to it
2. Right-click on the device and select Format.
3) Click on the [File System] option and select the appropriate file system
4) Click Start and wait for it to finish
That's it~
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