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What filesystem to have on my USB-harddrive; FAT32 or NTFS?

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Mar 15, 20266113 views
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This is a spin-off from another question I have regarding backup. I'm encountering trouble copying large files (above 4GB) to my USB HDD (same in english). I believe that this is a limitation with the FAT32 filesystem. I'm inclined to format the HDD to NTFS, since allows me to copy larger files, ri…

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You need to make sure that any device that will access the hard drive can read the NTFS file system. With Windows it's not an issue as all versions from XP onwards can. The question then becomes can the PS3 access a NTFS drive? Judging from the firs…

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