For example, the process for formatting an internal hard drive can be different than formatting an external USB drive, and sometimes you have to decide between file system formats.

Learn how to format a write-protected USB pen drive or flash drive or SD card on Windows 11/10. Remove Read-only attributes using diskpart.

Mac 911 How to format a USB thumb drive for both Mac and Windows The Mac/Windows-compatible ExFat format allows larger file sizes than the old FAT32.