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Doogle Sep 29, 2019 @ 8:53pm
exFAT vs NTFS for steam games and other stuff
I just got a 1tb external drive (partially to keep steam games on). It's formatted exFAT by default, I gave it a shot and large modern games seem to run fine on it. Is there any downsides to running exFAT, I know its only been supported for ~ a year or so. I want to share some files (not games) with linux / other OS, so I prefer not to reformat NTFS if not needed.
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Cathulhu Sep 30, 2019 @ 12:07am 
Especially when other devices and OS are involved, NTFS is not recommended. Stick with exFAT due to compatibility.
Also, no issues with file ownership flags like NTFS has.
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nunom Sep 30, 2019 @ 7:45am 
With linux NTFS is really not recommended as it might lead to data losses. If you are you using only Windows use NTFS of course.
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