hdd format for use with Mac and Win?

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is exFAT the only option to sync between MAC and WIN?
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xCSxXenon

No, you can use software to get NTFS on Mac, you can use software for HFS+/APFS on Windows, you can use SMB shares, you can set up an FTP server, or use exFAT. There are probably more options also.
What you probably meant is "Is exFAT the only file system that is natively support on both Windows and macOS?"
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No, you can use software to get NTFS on Mac, you can use software for HFS+/APFS on Windows, you can use SMB shares, you can set up an FTP server, or use exFAT. There are probably more options also.
What you probably meant is "Is exFAT the only file system that is natively support on both Windows and macOS?"
The answer is yes xCSxXenon, 27 Jun 2024, 16:22
Thanks. I understand there are software available but I wanted a simple setup. What I really wanted to know if FFS can do it natively in app.
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therube

The underlying OS's file system should not matter, so long as you can communicate between the various systems.

So if you can set up a share between Mac & Windows, FFS should be able to see it & "just work".
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