[m i k e]

I ordered a pqi flash drive that came formatted with a FAT16 file system. I want to be able to use this drive on both Macs and PC's which it does now but I'm not sure FAT16 is optimal. Should I format it to something else (FAT32 etc.)? What do you recommend?

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Originally Posted by m i k e 

I ordered a pqi flash drive that came formatted with a FAT16 file system. I want to be able to use this drive on both Macs and PC's which it does now but I'm not sure FAT16 is optimal. Should I format it to something else (FAT32 etc.)? What do you recommend?

Whenever you buy a new flash drive or hard drive, always reformat it. In OS X got to Applications > Utilities > Disk Utility.app and select the drive and chose the erase tab and from the drop down menu choose 'MS-DOS (FAT)' then format it.

[m i k e]

Thanks.