The file system types listed by the Windows GUI (Graphical User Interface) will depend on the GB capacity of the flash drive connected.įirst, let me say it IS possible for Windows to format a flash drive as UDF (Universal Disk Format). Windows will also list NTFS for a flash drive, but not the best for a USB stick, as mentioned before.
The proper file systems for a flash drive would be: FAT, FAT32 or exFAT. When trying to format a flash drive in Windows (7 or 10) you will see the file system options best suited for the device. Rich Gates ApUSB Hacks, USB News, USB Tutorials How To Format a Flash Drive as UDF (Windows 7 & 10 Solution)
