Black Hole
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Picky. An off-the-shelf USB drive these days (particularly over about 320GB) comes pre-formatted NTFS. If nothing else I try to make this stuff accessible to non-geeks.
Disk Problems / Can I Back Up to Network Storage?
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Black Hole
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Yes, but not in the same area as you. I don't have as large a volume of Linux experience as you appear to, but I have probably been using computers since before you were born. I am however a highly experienced design engineer and technical author, and know how to pitch to the level of the intended audience.
I will not be drawn any further on this matter, and resent this topic trying to help a new user being confused.
I will not be drawn any further on this matter, and resent this topic trying to help a new user being confused.
prpr
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You really are very patronising. 
For what it's worth, I've been using computers for 34+ years now. You have no idea of what I know or what I don't and I'm not going to tell you, but I am not a Linux expert, nor do I claim to be.
I have met your sort before though. The big know it all - the BIG I AM - and you resent being picked up on things which you know are wrong and which you later try and cover up.
How do you know what the intended audience is? That just shows up your arrogance and patronising manner even more.
I also resent being drawn into this, but I felt unable to let you get away with it, having had you dismiss a previous post with the words "utterly pointless" when I was trying to help someone else out, and now labelled as "picky".
YOU ARE NOT THE BIG I AM BLACK HOLE - YOU DO NOT OWN THIS PLACE.
For what it's worth, I've been using computers for 34+ years now. You have no idea of what I know or what I don't and I'm not going to tell you, but I am not a Linux expert, nor do I claim to be.
I have met your sort before though. The big know it all - the BIG I AM - and you resent being picked up on things which you know are wrong and which you later try and cover up.
How do you know what the intended audience is? That just shows up your arrogance and patronising manner even more.
I also resent being drawn into this, but I felt unable to let you get away with it, having had you dismiss a previous post with the words "utterly pointless" when I was trying to help someone else out, and now labelled as "picky".
YOU ARE NOT THE BIG I AM BLACK HOLE - YOU DO NOT OWN THIS PLACE.
As a Moderator, I am going to lock this thread. I can see both sides of the debate. A hard drive does not have a native disk format however an external USB (and in this case a named make and model of drive) will have a format when it leaves the factory which I think it is not unreasonable to describe as "native format".
Please let it go guys.
Please let it go guys.
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