

To choose a file system today is basically choosing between these three options. Choosing File System Choosing File System I will explain you the differences and which File System to choose on a Mac. What is the difference between APFS, MacOS Extended, exFAT and what are these subcategories like encrypted, case sensitive or journaled, then keep on reading. But if you are interested what are the other format means. If you need to format any disk for windows check the other article: Format an External Drive for both Mac and Windows. But I feel like not much was explained about the formats there. If you remember in the previous article I showed you how to format an external drive to be compatible for both Mac and Windows computers.
