Best format for external hard drives | Formatting explained | Mac | PC

So you have your sparkly new hard drive but is it the right format for what you need it to be?
Is external drive formatting a total mystery to you?
In this video Amanda Littlecott The Photo Organiser talks through the different types of disk formats and what you should use where. 
 
CHAPTERS
00:00 - Intro
00:30 - What is disk formatting?
00:58 - Why format your hard drive?
01:31 - How to format your hard drive?
01:51 - What types of format are there?
03:22 - Which format to use where
04:02 - Some wise words
04:39 - What Next…

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[amandalittlecott]

What is your go-to disk format? Have you ever had any disk disasters? (don't worry I have too!) 😁

[PardeMalas]

Thanks fot the video! Helped me a lot! 💪👊

[wardqutaiba]

thank you so much simple and very helpful

[tonykeltsflorida]

My external SSD is exFAT for my linux mint PC. It is 1 TB. As you said, it can be read by a windows or mac because exFAT is for all operating systems. It is good for dropping all my SD card photos. Then when I find my best photos, they go to the cloud.

[rampant_]

So, if the external hard drive is good for only 3 years, what would be the recommended repository for long-term storage? The cloud? Install another internal hard drive dedicated to the photos? Scanning photos, especially family photos is akin to storing them in the old shoebox with the false promise of doing something with them later.

[DarkAntiCretin]

Hi Amanda, I have an external HD that is 13 years old. It's plugs into the wall. I want to transfer all the files to a new external HD just in case. I have external HD that is 4 years old that I've never used. Do I need to replace the 4 yr old unused hard drive with a brand new one to transfer all my files?

[swede]

EXTERNAL SSD"kINGSTON XS1000" IT IS IN EXFAT AND ALL OTHER DRIVES ARE IN NTFS WHY IS THIS?(1*NVME INTERNAL)+EXTERNAL HDD 2TB+EXTERNAL HDD 4TB....ALL IN NTFS AND ONLY MY SSD IN EXFAT...

I USE PC ONLY FOR GAMING(90% GAMING AND 10% SURFING YOUTUBE N PAY BILLS)..

So what is best...i got recomended to use exfat on my ssd, but ntfs on all other drives is from store n been only format i used since i started w this desktop 5months back now...

So what is actually best(i only use all drives in 1 n same desktop i dont use them on any other pc)

Thanks

[dancanrv]

NFTS ?? I think you meant NTFS !!! LOL ... Thx for the video n info