Can I use a formatted external hard drive on Windows?

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I want to format a new external hard drive from Ubuntu and was wondering can I later use it on my windows system to transfer files?

Yes provided you format it as NTFS or FAT, which is possible from Ubuntu. — Jos, Jun 22 '18 at 16:57

score 0 · Answer 1 · answered Jun 22 '18 at 17:21

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Yes you can use it later provided that the file system is FAT32. I have tried three file systems including NTFS and I was only able to access the drive on Xubuntu, Windows 10 and Hisense TV using FAT32.

HTH

answered Jun 22 '18 at 17:21

orpheum

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NTFS should work fine. And what was the other one you tried? – wjandrea Jun 22 '18 at 17:48

Can I use a formatted external hard drive on Windows?

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