jaytea70

Q: best format for external USB drive to share over wifi with windows 10

Hello , 

 

I have a 4 terabyte external USB drive attached via USB cable to my Mac Pro desktop running El Capitan.

 

I want to make the USB drive accessible by every other computer in my house which consist of an iPad , a Dell desktop PC running windows 10 and a Sony Viao Laptop running windows 10 ,  and maybe even my iPhone .... Basically want this USB drive to be able to be read and written to by all my devices .  Sorta like a shared family drive ... Oh and having my Samsung smart TV be able to stream videos off it would be a bonus.  

 

The drive is currently formatted exFat .....  So my questions are , what format is best for what I am trying to do?   Can I do what I want and what are the best ways to achieve this?  Do i need to share my drive or the files in the drive etc.     I plan on having the USB drive connected to my Mac Pro at all times because It is the most powerful computer I have . 

 

Thanks for anyone who assist me . 

 

JT

Mac Pro, iOS 9.0.2

Posted on Oct 5, 2015 11:36 AM