What is the best allocation unit size for an exfat format? I can't find any benchmark reivews and I'm too lazy to do it myself.
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this has less to do with the fs type, and more with the type of data you expect to store on it. Unless you are planning on storing a whole lot of tiny files, your best bet it to follow the defaults. exFat was developed by MS, so their default spec is your best choice. According to this page: http://support.microsoft.com/kb/140365 the default for a 32gb disk is 128kb. If you think you might be storing lots of files smaller than 128kb, then you might want to go for 32kb.
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That would depend on your usage, average file size, etc. I am so lazy I didn't bother formatting it. I just use it as is.
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They will take a 128 gig chip formatted with exfat. Higher than that, I do not know
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It doesnt have room for internal drives, just external ones, via USB.By default I would recomend to format the drive with extFAT, for compatibility, FAT32 gives too much restrictions for HD video, and NTFS would give you problems with other devices.
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A single FAT32 file is limited to 4GB in size, but you can format a 16GB (or larger) drive to FAT32 with no problems when used with individual files smaller than 4GB (each) in size. If you are needing to use individual files larger than 4GB then you should format the drive using NTFS or exFAT (with Win 7 or 8).
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Technically, YES, it can be formatted to FAT32, but with the filesize limitations, as well as the cluster size for the filesystem, I must beg the question of WHY format it to FAT32? If you want it to be read/write with Mac/PC, then format exFAT. If you want to install DOS/95/98/ME on it, why? Truly, your best option would be exFAT if NTFS is not suitable for your needs.
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These usb flash drives are supplied with FAT32 file system format which has a 4GB size limit for file transfers. It is very easy to change the format to one without the size limit. As soon as I got the drive I used windows to change the format to exFAT. It only takes a minute to complete. Before changing the format consider that some people keep FAT32 because it offers the best compatibility for transferring files between Windows, Mac OS and Linux systems. Also consider that some car stereos and other USB media players with USB input might only be able to read FAT32 formatted USB drives.
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Actually, this is a great question. This drive works very well on both UBS 3.0 and 2.0. You will not be disappointed. However, if you need a drive that is FAT32 compatible this Drive is not for you. It allows for the newer EXFAT format and the NTFS format. I use NTFS format. Works very good. I hope I haven't confused you. If so, just "Google" EXFAT32 for more information.
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The latest Panorama S and Panorama G firmware supports >32GB (larger 64GB & 128GB) cards as well. (natively) There is no longer a need to manually format larger cards FAT32. (since native exFAT is now supported)
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It came formatted in FAT32, I reformatted it to NTFS as I use large image files on it and can not use FAT32 due to the file size limitation of 4GB for a single file.
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This been formated in FAT32, so 4gb is a maximum to transfer for 1 file. But you can still change its type to NTFS then everything will be OK.
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Morlok says: "I never gave it much thought so I checked mine. I have an 8GB Kingston elite pro card which actually has a 7.49GB capacity."Yup, that makes sense. I checked out my third one and it has the same as the other one, 7.46GB- so it must just be the space needed to format. It must be like regular Fat32 HD in a PC, (or NTFS for that matter), they both take up quite a bit of space just for the format.
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You can change the file system guy. Just format it to NTSF as it is Fat32 by default. NTSF can hold any file over 4GB while Fat32 is limited to 4GB and under.
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Yes, you certainly can but I have to wonder why you would want to. ex-fat is a proprietary Microsoft file system optimized specifically for USB drives larger than 32GB.
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Hi. I have not tried it with a 32 Gb card, but the SDHC specification states that 32Gb is the maximum capacity and should work. Not sure about 64 Gb as that is the starting range for SDXC which uses exFAT instead of FAT32. See Sandisk website for more detail.Sadly the largest card I have is 16 GB and it works with this reader just fine.
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FAT32 can create files 4GB or smaller. NTFS became standard with Windows 2000 and is used by XP and I'm sure Vista will use it. So unless you don't need to store files that are 4gb or more in size you probably dont need to worry about it. Personally I do a lot with video creation and saving uncompressed videos can get huge with only minutes of footage, so its useful for me.
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You do not want to use NTFS due to it does more read/writes than necessary. Use exfat and it will also be more compatable to other OS's also.
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Well that's the only thing I use it for, to install an OS or just livedvd an OS. :pAs I remember you could only use FAT on the microsd, not sure if it was the exFAT or FAT32, but to be safe just think you won't be able to have a file being >4GB.