On Sunday, May 04, 2014 18:21:57 James Knott wrote:
John Andersen wrote:
There are (artificial) size limitations that Microsoft started enforcing in Winxp and Forward. Win 2k could read these, but they dropped support for that in later os.
These larger devices do work per the spec, but which microsoft won't let you format so as to force you to use a later version of fat, (which is still under patent protection). I think Linux will let you use these larger sizes with fat32, but they may not be readable
Given that USB drives often come formatted with NTFS, that might also be an option. Linux can read & write it and, as Macs are Unix based, they should be able to handle it too.
There is software out there to read and write ext2 and ext3 file systems on windows. No need to stick with Microsoft invented file system formats. Regards mararm -- A beautiful man is paradise for the eyes, hell for the soul, and purgatory for the purse. -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org To contact the owner, e-mail: opensuse+owner@opensuse.org