USB flash drives (a.k.a. “thumb” drives) may seem passé in a world where AirDrop and cloud storage solve the file-transfer ...

With the announcement, Tuxera added HFS+ file system into its product line already consisting of Tuxera NTFS and exFAT solutions. Tuxera thus became the first and only vendor to offer all three of the ...

At the time, the company stated that the new file system was intended to replace NTFS. However, NTFS remains the de facto standard for storage and file management in modern Windows versions.

FAT was the primary file system in Microsoft's older operating systems and, for the most part, NTFS has replaced it. However, all versions of Windows still support FAT, and it's common to find ...

Many modern PC games are quite large, making storage management challenging for gamers. However, if you play your games on Steam, you're in luck. Steam allows you to move or store your games on an ...

Sometimes there is a problem with FAT32, sometimes with NTFS. We explain which file system is best for which application scenario.

Choosing a File System Windows supports two file systems: NTFS and FAT. For an external drive, FAT is the most common file system, as it is read/write compatible with Windows, OS X and Linux.

If you need a USB drive that's widely compatible with different devices, you may want to format it to FAT32. Here's how to do so on Mac and PC.