[Answer ID: 14555]
What kind of file format is accepted for USB hard drives?
Created 07/30/2012 10:30 | Updated 10/04/2013 10:21
The following kinds of format are recognizable: EXT3, XFS, FAT32, NTFS, HFS+
NTFS and HFS+ are regarded as read-only and not for back-up.
Features of each format are as follows.
NTFS and HFS+ are regarded as read-only and not for back-up.
Features of each format are as follows.
| format | read | write | remarks |
| EXT3 (for USB hard drive only) |
✓ |
✓ |
For file check with a hard drive connected to another TeraStation *1
|
| XFS (USB hard drives/ internal hard drives of TeraStation) |
✓ |
✓ |
For external USB hard drives and internal hard drive of a TeraStation *2
|
| FAT32 (USB hard drive only) |
✓ |
✓ |
For data check to re-connect hard drives to a PC Hard drives can be used by connecting a PC even in case the TeraStation operates improperly.
|
| NTFS (USB hard drive only) |
- |
✓ |
The set-up menu on a TeraStation does not allow hard drives to be formatted. |
| HFS+ (USB hard drive only) |
- |
✓ |
The set-up menu on a TeraStation does not allow hard drives to be formatted. Read-only Supported OS: OS X 10.3.9 or later Read-only (no write permission given in case of back-up and replication) |
*1 Use the attached EXT3 reader to read out from a USB hard drive directly connected to a PC.
*2 A direct connection to a PC does not allow the data to be read out.
| A selection of [GPT partitioning] is preferred to connect a USB hard drive exceeding 2.2 TB to a TeraStation. Not selectiong this option may cause an incorrect volume recognition. Selectiong [GPT partitioning] arises a limitation of PCs and TeraStations compatible with GPT with Windows 7, Windows Vista, Windows Server 2003 Service Pack 1 or later, Windows Server 2008, OS X 10.4 or later. |
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