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The thread discusses the suitability of FAT32 and exFAT for pen drives, with users highlighting that exFAT is preferable for larger storage capacities (>2GB) and cross-platform compatibility, especially between Windows and other OSes. However, one user notes that Linux systems do not natively support exFAT due to licensing restrictions and prefer NTFS for compatibility with Linux. Overall, the conversation emphasizes choosing the file system based on drive size and intended use across different operating systems.
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Is fat 32 acceptable for most pen drives.
I have read that exFat is also a choice; is it true?
 

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yes I would go exfat if you want to jump from Windows to some other system... just be aware of the size limits and stay under 2g
 
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exfat does large volumes greater than 2gb, I have my 64gb formatted to it for my windows installs
 
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Thank you all-good thing for alerts as I never got an email. better check my settings.
 

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I dual-boot between Windows-10 and a Linux OS. So I don't use exFAT, because Linux doesn't support it. It comes with restrictive license which doesn't allow open-source operating system to implement it natively.

Linux has no problems with NTFS, so I format my usb-sticks with it.
 
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