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Would "ex-fat" be better for a drive going between Windows and Mac ?
Terry: Yes.
But if a relative with a Windows computer gave me a USB drive full of photos and my Mac does not recognize it, this will erase everything, right? Is there a solution?
Carol: Your Mac should be able to read any USB Flash drive that comes from a Windows machine. No need to erase it if you are using it to go between Mac and Windows computers.
I did this on my SanDisk16GB TD to create a bootable Sierra installer using restore in DU I keep getting a "Couldnt unmount disk" error. I used FirstAid on it and it says the volume needs to be repaired. Sadly cant do this in the "new" DU introduced in 10.11. I tried to repair it on diff mac running 10.6.8 and I get stuck on "5min left" for like an hour. Cant force quit DU even, until I remove the TD from the USB port. I zero'd out the TD using terminal and tried all over again. Still same issue
Sorry, I contacted the manufacturer and they said its a damaged flash drive. Never mind my comment above and thanks again Gary.