What Is the Difference Between Mac Os Extended and Journaled?
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What does MAC extended journaled mean?

A Mac OS Extended volume can be journaled, which means that the operating system keeps a continuous log (journal) of the changes made to the files on the volume.

Can you use Mac OS Extended Journaled with Windows?

Mac OS Extended (Journaled) – This is the default file system format for Mac OS X drives. … Disadvantages: Windows-running PCs can read files from drives formatted this way, but they can’t write to them (at least not without the same amount of work it takes to get OS X to write to NTFS-formatted drives).

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