Freecom Drive - File System and Partitioning Overview; File System Features Overview; Maximum Partition Size Limits

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FREECOM MOBILE HARD DRIVE
FREECOM DESKTOP HARD DRIVE
Chapter: Partitioning your Freecom Mobile Hard Drive /
Desktop Hard Drive
General information
Your Freecom Mobile Hard Drive / Desktop Hard Drive was partitioned and formatted
to provide you with the maximum available capacity and compatibility. FAT32 was
chosen as file system to assure that you will be able to read your files on any PC. It is
recommended not to change the current configuration of your Freecom Mobile Hard
Drive / Desktop Hard Drive.
For some users another file system might fit better for their needs. This manual describes
current limitations of most common file systems and Instructions to enable you to adapt
the Freecom Mobile Hard Drive / Desktop Hard Drive to your needs.
File System features
Please refer to the tables below for an overview:
File systems supported by different operating systems
File system
Operating system
FAT FAT32 NTFS HFS+
Windows XP / Vista / 7 yes yes yes no
Mac OS X yes yes yes
(only read) yes
Maximum size of a partition
File system
Operating system
FAT FAT32 NTFS HFS+
Windows XP / Vista / 7 4 GB* 32 GB 16 TB -
Mac OS X 10.1.x - 128 GB - 2 TB
Mac OS X 10.2.x - 128 GB - 8 TB
Mac OS X 10.3.x - ( -> 128 GB) - 16 TB
Mac OS X 10.4.x - ( -> 128 GB) - 16 TB
Mac OS X 10.5.x - ( -> 128 GB) - 16 TB
Mac OS X 10.6.x - ( -> 128 GB) - 16 TB
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