What filesystem allows transferring files between Linux and OS X?












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I have a file that is 12 GB that I am trying to copy from a MacBook Air to a Debian computer, using a USB. I tried formatting the USB in many different ways, such as NTFS, FAT32, OS X Journalizing but either the MacBook Air complained it couldn't copy such a large file, it only had read-only access, or when I formatted it from the MacBook, the Linux computer couldn't recognize the file system.



Is there a file system type recognized by both systems that can be used to transfer large files?






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    See askubuntu.com/q/332315/473234
    – roaima
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  • @MichaelHomer NTFS support is readonly on MacOS, although there are simple and cheap (or free) tools to provide read-write access.
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I have a file that is 12 GB that I am trying to copy from a MacBook Air to a Debian computer, using a USB. I tried formatting the USB in many different ways, such as NTFS, FAT32, OS X Journalizing but either the MacBook Air complained it couldn't copy such a large file, it only had read-only access, or when I formatted it from the MacBook, the Linux computer couldn't recognize the file system.



Is there a file system type recognized by both systems that can be used to transfer large files?






filesystems usb large-files







share|improve this question


















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    See askubuntu.com/q/332315/473234
    – roaima
    40 mins ago










  • @MichaelHomer NTFS support is readonly on MacOS, although there are simple and cheap (or free) tools to provide read-write access.
    – peterh
    14 mins ago
















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I have a file that is 12 GB that I am trying to copy from a MacBook Air to a Debian computer, using a USB. I tried formatting the USB in many different ways, such as NTFS, FAT32, OS X Journalizing but either the MacBook Air complained it couldn't copy such a large file, it only had read-only access, or when I formatted it from the MacBook, the Linux computer couldn't recognize the file system.



Is there a file system type recognized by both systems that can be used to transfer large files?






filesystems usb large-files







share|improve this question













I have a file that is 12 GB that I am trying to copy from a MacBook Air to a Debian computer, using a USB. I tried formatting the USB in many different ways, such as NTFS, FAT32, OS X Journalizing but either the MacBook Air complained it couldn't copy such a large file, it only had read-only access, or when I formatted it from the MacBook, the Linux computer couldn't recognize the file system.



Is there a file system type recognized by both systems that can be used to transfer large files?






filesystems usb large-files




filesystems usb large-files






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    See askubuntu.com/q/332315/473234
    – roaima
    40 mins ago










  • @MichaelHomer NTFS support is readonly on MacOS, although there are simple and cheap (or free) tools to provide read-write access.
    – peterh
    14 mins ago
















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    See askubuntu.com/q/332315/473234
    – roaima
    40 mins ago










  • @MichaelHomer NTFS support is readonly on MacOS, although there are simple and cheap (or free) tools to provide read-write access.
    – peterh
    14 mins ago










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See askubuntu.com/q/332315/473234
– roaima
40 mins ago




See askubuntu.com/q/332315/473234
– roaima
40 mins ago












@MichaelHomer NTFS support is readonly on MacOS, although there are simple and cheap (or free) tools to provide read-write access.
– peterh
14 mins ago






@MichaelHomer NTFS support is readonly on MacOS, although there are simple and cheap (or free) tools to provide read-write access.
– peterh
14 mins ago












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  • hfs+ can handle large files, and it has write support by Linux.

  • Although MacOS has only readonly NTFS support, there are third-party tool for read-write operations with it.

  • You can use split to split a large file into smaller ones. You can later unsplit them with cat. To have a better command line than the MacOS gives you, you can use brew.

  • There is nothing what would avoid you to partition an usb drive, except that Windows won't see the extra partitions on hilarious reasons. However, fortunately your current setup ignores the windows trouble.






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  • exfat-fuse should be viable in that direction too.
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  • hfs+ can handle large files, and it has write support by Linux.

  • Although MacOS has only readonly NTFS support, there are third-party tool for read-write operations with it.

  • You can use split to split a large file into smaller ones. You can later unsplit them with cat. To have a better command line than the MacOS gives you, you can use brew.

  • There is nothing what would avoid you to partition an usb drive, except that Windows won't see the extra partitions on hilarious reasons. However, fortunately your current setup ignores the windows trouble.






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  • exfat-fuse should be viable in that direction too.
    – Michael Homer
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  • hfs+ can handle large files, and it has write support by Linux.

  • Although MacOS has only readonly NTFS support, there are third-party tool for read-write operations with it.

  • You can use split to split a large file into smaller ones. You can later unsplit them with cat. To have a better command line than the MacOS gives you, you can use brew.

  • There is nothing what would avoid you to partition an usb drive, except that Windows won't see the extra partitions on hilarious reasons. However, fortunately your current setup ignores the windows trouble.






share|improve this answer





















  • exfat-fuse should be viable in that direction too.
    – Michael Homer
    11 mins ago














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  • hfs+ can handle large files, and it has write support by Linux.

  • Although MacOS has only readonly NTFS support, there are third-party tool for read-write operations with it.

  • You can use split to split a large file into smaller ones. You can later unsplit them with cat. To have a better command line than the MacOS gives you, you can use brew.

  • There is nothing what would avoid you to partition an usb drive, except that Windows won't see the extra partitions on hilarious reasons. However, fortunately your current setup ignores the windows trouble.






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  • hfs+ can handle large files, and it has write support by Linux.

  • Although MacOS has only readonly NTFS support, there are third-party tool for read-write operations with it.

  • You can use split to split a large file into smaller ones. You can later unsplit them with cat. To have a better command line than the MacOS gives you, you can use brew.

  • There is nothing what would avoid you to partition an usb drive, except that Windows won't see the extra partitions on hilarious reasons. However, fortunately your current setup ignores the windows trouble.







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