What is the factory default file system for Transcend Storage devices?

Category : Specification / Capacity / Performance

The factory default file system is determined by the product category, series, and storage capacity, as shown in the table below

  Product Category    Applicable Series / Specifications   Default File System   Notes 
 USB Flash Drives  JetFlash (JF) standard series  FAT32  All capacity 

 JF9XX series

(high-performance)  

 exFAT  exFAT offers better compatibility for high-speed data transfer applications 
 Memory Cards  32GB or smaller FAT32   Applies to both consumer and embedded series 

 Larger than 32GB

 exFAT  Applies to both consumer and embedded series 
 Portable SSDs  ESD series (all models)  exFAT  
 External Hard Drives  StoreJet (models with Type-C interface)  exFAT  Examples : 25C3S25M3C
 StoreJet (other models)  NTFS  
 Internal SSDs  SSD series (all models)  Unallocated / RAW  

** Important note ** : If a USB flash drive with a capacity larger than 32GB is manually reformatted from FAT32 to exFAT,it cannot be reformatted back to FAT32 using the built-in Windows formatting tool. Third-party formatting software is required. 


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