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So in a situation where you disconnect the USB while there is a write change taking place to the file system, there is a good chance you will corrupt the data. Meaning information can be writing to the flash drive at times in which you think the USB is idle.

Also keep in mind that XP is a 15 year old operating system (at the time of this post) and Microsoft no longer supports the OS.ДЄs a closing note, the NTFS file system is not ideal for flash drives because itГўв‚¬в„ўs a dynamic file system.

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If there is a Windows XP user out there, they can download the plugin from Microsoft to allow an XP operating system to see the exFAT device without wanting to format it.

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Given that Mac computers are on the rise, your best option is to format the drive as exFAT. So you must decide to accommodate the Windows XP users or accommodate the Mac users. However, the default formatting option in Windows is quick format, so there is hope for data recovery after formatting. After formatting, data cannot be recovered. In this format, all data on the USB flash drive is cleared. If you format it as exFAT all computers (Windows and Macs) will see the drive except for Windows XP. If you do not select Quick Format when formatting the USB flash drive, the system fully formats the USB flash drive.

There are some plugins to help the Mac deal with NTFS but our experience proves those add-ins to be unstable. If you format as NTFS it works great on all Windows machines, but Macs can only read from the device, they cannot write to it. So what if you have a file bigger than 4GBs? Well, you have to decide what is the lesser of two evils. Typically these large files are either video files or restore image files (for restoring a computer operating system from a single image file). If you have a single file bigger than 4GBs then you must use NTFS or exFAT. If a single file is larger than 2GBs you need to have the device as FAT32. The one huge limitation with FAT and FAT32 is the single file size limitation. These two formats are the best file system for removable drives like flash drives because they support the quick disconnect function and chances are very slim you will destroy the device or files if you unplug the USB without using the Eject function (in Windows) or Un-mount function (in Mac).

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