What filesystem allows transferring files between Linux and OS X?
I have a file that is 12 GB that I am trying to copy from a MacBook Air to a Debian computer, using a USB. I tried formatting the USB in many different ways, such as NTFS, FAT32, OS X Journalizing but either the MacBook Air complained it couldn't copy such a large file, it only had read-only access, or when I formatted it from the MacBook, the Linux computer couldn't recognize the file system.
Is there a file system type recognized by both systems that can be used to transfer large files?
filesystems usb large-files
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I have a file that is 12 GB that I am trying to copy from a MacBook Air to a Debian computer, using a USB. I tried formatting the USB in many different ways, such as NTFS, FAT32, OS X Journalizing but either the MacBook Air complained it couldn't copy such a large file, it only had read-only access, or when I formatted it from the MacBook, the Linux computer couldn't recognize the file system.
Is there a file system type recognized by both systems that can be used to transfer large files?
filesystems usb large-files
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See askubuntu.com/q/332315/473234
– roaima
Dec 26 at 20:54
@MichaelHomer NTFS support is readonly on MacOS, although there are simple and cheap (or free) tools to provide read-write access.
– peterh
Dec 26 at 21:20
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I have a file that is 12 GB that I am trying to copy from a MacBook Air to a Debian computer, using a USB. I tried formatting the USB in many different ways, such as NTFS, FAT32, OS X Journalizing but either the MacBook Air complained it couldn't copy such a large file, it only had read-only access, or when I formatted it from the MacBook, the Linux computer couldn't recognize the file system.
Is there a file system type recognized by both systems that can be used to transfer large files?
filesystems usb large-files
asked Dec 26 at 20:50
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I have a file that is 12 GB that I am trying to copy from a MacBook Air to a Debian computer, using a USB. I tried formatting the USB in many different ways, such as NTFS, FAT32, OS X Journalizing but either the MacBook Air complained it couldn't copy such a large file, it only had read-only access, or when I formatted it from the MacBook, the Linux computer couldn't recognize the file system.
Is there a file system type recognized by both systems that can be used to transfer large files?
filesystems usb large-files
filesystems usb large-files
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asked Dec 26 at 20:50
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asked Dec 26 at 20:50
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See askubuntu.com/q/332315/473234
– roaima
Dec 26 at 20:54
@MichaelHomer NTFS support is readonly on MacOS, although there are simple and cheap (or free) tools to provide read-write access.
– peterh
Dec 26 at 21:20
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See askubuntu.com/q/332315/473234
– roaima
Dec 26 at 20:54
@MichaelHomer NTFS support is readonly on MacOS, although there are simple and cheap (or free) tools to provide read-write access.
– peterh
Dec 26 at 21:20
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See askubuntu.com/q/332315/473234
– roaima
Dec 26 at 20:54
See askubuntu.com/q/332315/473234
– roaima
Dec 26 at 20:54
@MichaelHomer NTFS support is readonly on MacOS, although there are simple and cheap (or free) tools to provide read-write access.
– peterh
Dec 26 at 21:20
@MichaelHomer NTFS support is readonly on MacOS, although there are simple and cheap (or free) tools to provide read-write access.
– peterh
Dec 26 at 21:20
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- hfs+ can handle large files, and it has write support by Linux.
- Although MacOS has only readonly NTFS support, there are third-party tool for read-write operations with it.
- You can use split to split a large file into smaller ones. You can later unsplit them with cat. To have a better command line than the MacOS gives you, you can use brew.
- There is nothing what would avoid you to partition an usb drive, except that Windows won't see the extra partitions on hilarious reasons. However, fortunately your current setup ignores the windows trouble.
answered Dec 26 at 21:19
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exfat-fuse should be viable in that direction too.
– Michael Homer
Dec 26 at 21:23
+1 for split-cat combo
– Ritajit Kundu
Dec 27 at 3:55
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- hfs+ can handle large files, and it has write support by Linux.
- Although MacOS has only readonly NTFS support, there are third-party tool for read-write operations with it.
- You can use split to split a large file into smaller ones. You can later unsplit them with cat. To have a better command line than the MacOS gives you, you can use brew.
- There is nothing what would avoid you to partition an usb drive, except that Windows won't see the extra partitions on hilarious reasons. However, fortunately your current setup ignores the windows trouble.
answered Dec 26 at 21:19
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exfat-fuse should be viable in that direction too.
– Michael Homer
Dec 26 at 21:23
+1 for split-cat combo
– Ritajit Kundu
Dec 27 at 3:55
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- hfs+ can handle large files, and it has write support by Linux.
- Although MacOS has only readonly NTFS support, there are third-party tool for read-write operations with it.
- You can use split to split a large file into smaller ones. You can later unsplit them with cat. To have a better command line than the MacOS gives you, you can use brew.
- There is nothing what would avoid you to partition an usb drive, except that Windows won't see the extra partitions on hilarious reasons. However, fortunately your current setup ignores the windows trouble.
answered Dec 26 at 21:19
peterh
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exfat-fuse should be viable in that direction too.
– Michael Homer
Dec 26 at 21:23
+1 for split-cat combo
– Ritajit Kundu
Dec 27 at 3:55
add a comment |
- hfs+ can handle large files, and it has write support by Linux.
- Although MacOS has only readonly NTFS support, there are third-party tool for read-write operations with it.
- You can use split to split a large file into smaller ones. You can later unsplit them with cat. To have a better command line than the MacOS gives you, you can use brew.
- There is nothing what would avoid you to partition an usb drive, except that Windows won't see the extra partitions on hilarious reasons. However, fortunately your current setup ignores the windows trouble.
answered Dec 26 at 21:19
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- hfs+ can handle large files, and it has write support by Linux.
- Although MacOS has only readonly NTFS support, there are third-party tool for read-write operations with it.
- You can use split to split a large file into smaller ones. You can later unsplit them with cat. To have a better command line than the MacOS gives you, you can use brew.
- There is nothing what would avoid you to partition an usb drive, except that Windows won't see the extra partitions on hilarious reasons. However, fortunately your current setup ignores the windows trouble.
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exfat-fuse should be viable in that direction too.
– Michael Homer
Dec 26 at 21:23
+1 for split-cat combo
– Ritajit Kundu
Dec 27 at 3:55
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exfat-fuse should be viable in that direction too.
– Michael Homer
Dec 26 at 21:23
+1 for split-cat combo
– Ritajit Kundu
Dec 27 at 3:55
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exfat-fuse should be viable in that direction too.
– Michael Homer
Dec 26 at 21:23
exfat-fuse should be viable in that direction too.
– Michael Homer
Dec 26 at 21:23
+1 for split-cat combo
– Ritajit Kundu
Dec 27 at 3:55
+1 for split-cat combo
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See askubuntu.com/q/332315/473234
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@MichaelHomer NTFS support is readonly on MacOS, although there are simple and cheap (or free) tools to provide read-write access.
– peterh
Dec 26 at 21:20