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August 7, 2023 -
I have a MacBook Pro 2019 filled with 150 GB worth of family videos and I'm running out of space. I just got a Toshiba Canvio Basics 1TB HDD so I can transfer some of the videos and make some space on my MacBook. However, I just realized I have to format the HDD and was wondering if I should choose ExFat or MacOS Extended (Journaled). Primarily, I just want to be able to watch the videos from the HDD on my MacBook from time to time so cross-compatibility with Windows or other devices isn't too much of a concern for me. My only concern would be corruption when transferring or viewing these files from the MacBook to the HDD since these are very big files. Any suggestions?
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ExFat so you can use it with any machine. MacOS Journaled is only usable by Mac
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macOS Extended (Journaled) IMO since as you state you cross compatibility is not a requirement.
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