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I've had problems with exFAT on macOS where both files and disks become corrupt. I can't nail the problem down exactly, but it appears to me that if you delete
by lizardactivist 4y ago
I've had problems with exFAT on macOS where both files and disks become corrupt.
I can't nail the problem down exactly, but it appears to me that if you delete files [using the macOS FS drivers] then it may also overwrite other, random blocks on the disk.
- holiveros 4y agoWhich driver / solution were you using?
- lizardactivist 4y agoBuiltin driver back in 10.12 or 10.13.
- cavalier007 4y agoI haven't used ExFAT on macOS regularly since the OS X days, but some old notes of mine say: 1. After each “write session” to an ExFAT volume, open Terminal and type “fsck_exfat -d disk<dnumber>s<snumber>” where <dnumber> is the disk number and <snumber> is the partition number of your ExFAT volume 2. Avoid deleting files on ExFAT volumes using a Mac!
- lizardactivist 4y agoThanks
- netheril96 4y agoHoe exactly are the files corrupted? How much of it?
- lizardactivist 4y agoSorry, I can't recall in detail.