Switching from Windows to Mac is a many faceted adventure. I initially formatted all my disks as Fat32 because I still use Windows quite a bit and wanted interoperability. However, I discovered that this format has a file size limit. I believe its 2G. That’s pretty small considering my virtual machines are almost all over that.

Most drives come formatted for Windows. Windows has a work around so you can work with larger files. For my purpose, I want native support for large files so I am reformatting my drive for Mac. Which format?

According to Apple Support, Mac OS Extended (Journaled) is the most reliable.

You will not be able to read this disk from Windows but you can make it available through VMWare to your Virtual Machine.

Tags: VMWare

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