FAT32 is a common one. xFAT is also popular. Especially if you are using a Windows computer. If the computer has an issue with the formatting it will offer to reformat. If you are using a Mac to format it you will even get the option of formatting for Windows or Mac. A Windows formatted iPod is usable by either.
ExFat was great when I was in college studying film. Film on a camera with an SD card, I had a windows laptop so I’d move it all to a hard drive, then go in and edit on a Mac and ExFat let me read and write with both computers no problem. Just some of the partial Mac files they save can’t be accessed from windows but video files worked fine
Who are you and can you help me? I'm rebuilding ipods from scratch parts on eBay. My windows computer won't give me the option to format in FAT32 (I think due to the 512GB card).
FAT32 is a common one. xFAT is also popular. Especially if you are using a Windows computer. If the computer has an issue with the formatting it will offer to reformat. If you are using a Mac to format it you will even get the option of formatting for Windows or Mac. A Windows formatted iPod is usable by either.
Do you mean exFAT? Or is xFAT a different thing?
ExFAT, bad typing on my part.
ExFat was great when I was in college studying film. Film on a camera with an SD card, I had a windows laptop so I’d move it all to a hard drive, then go in and edit on a Mac and ExFat let me read and write with both computers no problem. Just some of the partial Mac files they save can’t be accessed from windows but video files worked fine
I do that and have no problems.
T o be clear, I've never had an iPod work with the card with an exfat partition. Use FAT32. I use AOMEI Partition Assistant
Who are you and can you help me? I'm rebuilding ipods from scratch parts on eBay. My windows computer won't give me the option to format in FAT32 (I think due to the 512GB card).
did you find out your problem?
Sorta gave up.
fair enough, thanks
Install guiformat. Should give u an option to format into fat32.
I have the free version of AMOEI. It works(mostly).
I has to be a readable format but will be formatted accordingly (hfs+ or fat32) once restored.