exFat vs NTFS for OpenSUSE 13.1/Windows 8.1

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iFlying

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So here is the deal in my pc i have Windows 8.1 but i need OpenSuse also.I bought ADATA HV620 2 Tb to install the OpenSUSE inside.While i create a new partition at the external i have to choose between exFat n NTFS.Which should i choose in order to be able the files can be shared without problems??
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NTFS is always the better option. Only reason you'd want to go exFAT is if you wanted to be able to connect the drive directly to a Mac and have full read/write support without additional software.

However exFAT is an unstable filesystem and may just stop working after a quick power outage.
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NTFS is always the better option. Only reason you'd want to go exFAT is if you wanted to be able to connect the drive directly to a Mac and have full read/write support without additional software.

However exFAT is an unstable filesystem and may just stop working after a quick power outage.
 
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