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trix
post Jun 15 2022, 09:13 AM

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external hdd formatted using exfat is usually fake
try formatting it to ntfs, see if windows can detect it
if cannot, then confirm fake
trix
post Jun 15 2022, 10:26 AM

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QUOTE(ilovestitch @ Jun 15 2022, 09:23 AM)
what is the logic behind, why exfat usually fake?
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not sure, could be the controller is utilising some features of exfat to present a fake capacity to the OS


 

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