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Are there any drawbacks to exFAT for an external HDD for Mac, or is it better to format the drive in a native file system?
I have a Macbook with a Mavericks and an external hard drive. The disk is supposed to be used mainly in conjunction with a Macbook, although there is also a PC with 8.1 Windows, with which the screw CAN be used (but I think rarely, because NTFS is read in the Mac)
The question arose of how to format an external screw (a regular screw , not SSD), the choice was exFAT or the native Mac file system.
Question - what are the disadvantages of exFAT? About the fact that it is not readable on any TV sets, etc., in the know. I'm more interested in whether she is sensitive to sudden power failures? Because this is a development of FAT, and FAT has been known to suffer from such nonsense as damage to files or file allocation tables during a sudden power failure.
I will not install third-party programs such as tuxers, NTFS drivers, and I will not format the screw in NTFS either.
Is there another option to format the screw into a native Mac file system, does it have any disadvantages for an external screw?
The screw will probably be used for downloading torrents (yes, via USB connection.)
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"The standard exFAT implementation is not journaled and only uses a single file allocation table and free space map"
More sensitive to power outages than just FAT.
It is better to take HFS + Makovsky.
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