Normally, if you change a file’s extension in Windows, it doesn’t do anything positive. It just makes the file open in the wrong programs that can’t decode what’s inside. However, [PortalRunner] has ...

Ernie Smith is a former contributor to BizTech, an old-school blogger who specializes in side projects, and a tech history nut who researches vintage operating systems for fun. With so many emerging ...

Whether you're a Windows convert new to macOS or are curious about life on the “other side,” here are the key file system differences between the PC and the Mac that you need to know to seamlessly ...

Mentor Graphics has upgraded its Nucleus file management software to include support for coexisting multiple file system formats and device drivers using the same application programming interfaces ...

Mac OS X supports a handful of common file systems—HFS+, FAT32, and exFAT, with read-only support for NTFS. It can do this because the file systems are supported by the OS X kernel. Formats such as ...

Technically, it has never been a problem to format USB drives with a storage capacity of more than 32GB with the FAT32 file system. Only Windows itself has never been able to do this, so you always ...

Changing file formats in Windows 11 can be done via File Explorer for quick swaps. Command Prompt offers a trickier method to alter file extensions, but it must be done carefully. Compatible apps like ...

There are many different types of video and audio files in use today within the modern broadcast plant. Some of the more common file types take various forms when transported with their associated ...

ALEXANDRIA, VA.—The Linear Tape File (LTFS) Format Specification was introduced to the broadcast industry at the NAB Show in 2010. LTFS was the output of the LTO Consortium, a group tasked to develop ...