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- The table below shows the compatibility between operating
systems and file systems.
R - read W - write X - no compatibility
You may be able to write data to file systems that are usually not compat-
ible by using an external program.
The DIGITTRADE HS128 / HS256 is at the time of delivery already format-
ted for you in the NTFS file system. In the chart above you can see the
compatibility of the NTFS file system with your operating system. If NTFS
does not work with your operating system, you will have to re-format the
hard drive (Chapter 6).
For Windows users we recommend NTFS. The most powerful file system
for MAC OS X is HFS+ and for Linux you should use EXT3. The DIGIT-
TRADE HS128 / HS256 can be formatted to any other file system, this
does not affect the encryption of the data.
If you would like to use the hard drive with different operating systems,
we suggest using the FAT32 file system, as it is supported by nearly all
operating systems (Read/Write) However, there are restrictions to the file/
partition size. Furthermore there are slight performance differences.
8. The Correct File System
NTFS FAT32 HFS+ EXT3
Win 98 X R, W X X
Win NT, 2000,
ME, XP, Vista
R, W R, W X X
Mac OS X R R, W R, W X
Linux R R, W X R, W
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