An employee at a graphic design firm needs to transfer large video project files between a Windows PC and a macOS workstation. The files exceed 4GB in size, and the transfer needs to be done using a USB flash drive. Which file system should they format the USB drive to in order to ensure compatibility between both operating systems and support for large file sizes?
The correct answer is ExFAT because it is compatible with both Windows and macOS systems and supports file sizes larger than 4GB, which is necessary for large video files. On the other hand, FAT32, despite being compatible with both, has a maximum file size limit of 4GB and therefore cannot handle files larger than this. NTFS is primarily for Windows and while macOS can read NTFS, it doesn't support writing to NTFS without third-party software. HFS is designed for macOS and is not natively supported by Windows for reading or writing.
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