Managing File Systems

To use a storage device, whether a spinning disk, CD/DVD device, or a solid-state device, you must format that device/drive with a file system. You must also have initialized the disk with a partitioning scheme, as you saw in the “Managing Disks” recipe

In most cases, you use NTFS as the file system of choice. It is robust and reliable and provides efficient access control. NTFS also provides file encryption and compression. An alternative is the ReFS file system. This file system might be a good choice for some specialized workloads. For example, you might use the ReFS file system on a Hyper-V host to hold VM virtual hard drives. Additionally, for interoperability with devices like video and still cameras, you might need to use the FAT, FAT32, or exFAT file system.

For more details on the difference between NTFS, FAT, FAT32, and ExFAT file systems, see https://medium.com/hetman-software/the-difference-between-ntfs-fat-fat32-and-exfat-file-systems-ec5172c60ccd...