Using an external drive between Mac and Windows computers can be a hassle, since you constantly have to reformat it to fit which computer you're using it on. Instead of reformatting it all the time, ...

With Apple's licensing of Microsoft's exFAT file system, it seems like we finally have a good option for OS X and Windows disk swapping. Dave Girard spent some time investigating the appeal, the ...

Microsoft issued a statement today announcing a new licensing deal with Research In Motion (RIM). RIM will be licensing Microsoft’s exFAT file system for use in BlackBerry mobile devices. With the ...

To format a hard drive before you start using it in Windows, use the Disk Management utility; on a Mac, use Disk Utility.

Microsoft said Wednesday it has signed an agreement allowing Japanese electronics maker Sharp to use its exFAT file system, as the U.S. software giant continues to add handset makers to its cadre of ...

For years, Microsoft used its patents as a way to profit from open-source products. The poster-child for Microsoft's intellectual property aggression were the File Allocation Table (FAT) patents. But ...

Microsoft has made its last remaining File Allocation Table (FAT) file system's intellectual property, the Extended FAT (exFAT) patents, available to Linux and open-source developers via the Open ...

Pushing the definition of multi-tool, the TSA-compliant Victorinox Swiss Army Jetsetter 16GB Flash Drive lets you store digital data on a Swiss Army " knife." exFAT format is Windows and Mac friendly.

Using the FAT or exFAT file systems? You'll have to convert your drives to NTFS if you want to keep syncing them with Microsoft's OneDrive cloud storage service. I’m the deputy managing editor of the ...