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=== Using portable drives / Transferring files between Linux and other OS
If you want to share files using an external drive (USB disk/SSD) between Linux and other OS, make sure the drive uses the filesystem that both systems can read and write.
If you want to share files using an external drive (USB disk/SSD) between Linux and other OS, make sure the drive uses the filesystem that all involved systems can read and write.
Options:
* exFAT: Default for USB drives, good cross-platform. Linux, macOS and Windows support this filesystem.
* NTFS: Works well; Linux can read/write NTFS, but it's mainly a Windows filesystem.
* NTFS: Linux can read/write NTFS, but it's mainly a Windows filesystem.
* ext4: Great for Linux, but Windows and macOS cannot read it without extra software.
CAUTION: Formatting a drive will erase all data on it. Only format if you don't need the existing data or you have a backup.
TIP: We generally recommend using exFAT for its wide compatibility with most OS and ext4 if the drive is only used on Linux.
On Windows, you can format removable drives via File Explorer (“Format…”) or Disk Management.
On macOS, you can format a drive using the Disk Utility.
CAUTION: Formatting a drive will erase all data on it.
=== Making Backups
We recommend you routinely make backups. Backups will help you when your hard drive fails and also when you accidentally delete data.