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?






filesystems usb 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


















  • 1




    See askubuntu.com/q/332315/473234
    – roaima
    10 hours ago










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










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
















  • 1




    See askubuntu.com/q/332315/473234
    – roaima
    10 hours ago










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










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See askubuntu.com/q/332315/473234
– roaima
10 hours ago




See askubuntu.com/q/332315/473234
– roaima
10 hours ago












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






@MichaelHomer NTFS support is readonly on MacOS, although there are simple and cheap (or free) tools to provide read-write access.
– peterh
10 hours 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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  • +1 for split-cat combo
    – Ritajit Kundu
    3 hours 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.






share|improve this answer

















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    exfat-fuse should be viable in that direction too.
    – Michael Homer
    9 hours ago










  • +1 for split-cat combo
    – Ritajit Kundu
    3 hours 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.






share|improve this answer

















  • 1




    exfat-fuse should be viable in that direction too.
    – Michael Homer
    9 hours ago










  • +1 for split-cat combo
    – Ritajit Kundu
    3 hours 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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    exfat-fuse should be viable in that direction too.
    – Michael Homer
    9 hours ago










  • +1 for split-cat combo
    – Ritajit Kundu
    3 hours ago














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    exfat-fuse should be viable in that direction too.
    – Michael Homer
    9 hours ago










  • +1 for split-cat combo
    – Ritajit Kundu
    3 hours ago








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exfat-fuse should be viable in that direction too.
– Michael Homer
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exfat-fuse should be viable in that direction too.
– Michael Homer
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+1 for split-cat combo
– Ritajit Kundu
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+1 for split-cat combo
– Ritajit Kundu
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