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When using between macOS and Windows, drives should always be formatted on macOS because not all Windows allocation unit sizes (cluster sizes) are supported by macOS which will prevent the drive from mounting.

ExFAT drives must be safely ejected to prevent corruption because ExFAT is not a journaled file system.

Starting with Big Sur, APFS is now the default for Time Machine.

ExFAT is not compatible with Time Machine.It is important to keep the following in mind when formatting to ExFAT: Not seeing your version of macOS? Click here to see other versions of macOS and different formatting options.Not sure which version you are using? Click here to determine your version of macOS.IMPORTANT: This article applies to the following macOS version: