2016-09-27, 15:37
Anyone using any external HDs formatted to exFAT? I'm using a Mini MXIII with Libreelec v007 installed on NAND. I'm setting up this Mini MXIII for a friend who uses Mac primarily. I formatted an external HD to exFAT from within Windows (8.1) and loaded some videos. I did this so he could delete and add stuff from within OSX (OSX can only read NFTS, it can't write or delete).
When I plug the HD into the Mini MXIII it's not recognized. I formatted with allocation unit size (cluster size) at 1024 because I read what I quoted below. Anyone else experience this issue? The Mini MXIII recognizes thumb drives I plug in so I assume it's something with exFAT or the cluster size, but I'm not sure, just looking to verify. I don't have a Mac available to do multiple tests, but ideally I need to figure out something that can read/write on Windows and Mac (that can handle files over 2GB), with it also being readable at least in Libreelec.
This is from an Apple discussions thread I found while searching:
When I plug the HD into the Mini MXIII it's not recognized. I formatted with allocation unit size (cluster size) at 1024 because I read what I quoted below. Anyone else experience this issue? The Mini MXIII recognizes thumb drives I plug in so I assume it's something with exFAT or the cluster size, but I'm not sure, just looking to verify. I don't have a Mac available to do multiple tests, but ideally I need to figure out something that can read/write on Windows and Mac (that can handle files over 2GB), with it also being readable at least in Libreelec.
This is from an Apple discussions thread I found while searching:
Quote:It's a known issue that, depending on how big the drive is, formatting exFAT in OS X uses too large of block (cluster) size that Windows doesn't like. Format the drive from within Windows with a block size no larger than 1024 and you should be able to use the drive on both platforms.