Re: speaking of USB formatting.

On Wed, 3 Jun 2026 21:22:12 -0400 (EDT)
Karen Lewellen <[email protected]> wrote:

> Hi folks,
> A slight dance step to the left question from the previous thread.
> ...makes humble confession.
> I have never needed to buy a USB stick before.  External USB drive,
> yes. stick no.
> However, after a challenging install of rockbox to my IPod classic,
> all of its contents now exist in a zip archive.
> I want to safely move this zip file onto something else, with the
> goal of having the USB stick easily seen, think files directory,  if
> that makes sense.
> So, is it best to live the stick unformated?
> Seemed the prior thread had a member meeting with challenges by
> formatting in advance.
> For greatest flexibility in a Linux, or Unix environment?
> 
>

I'll repeat the link I posted before with USB stick advice:

https://www.kingston.com/unitedkingdom/en/blog/personal-storage/understanding-file-systems

Most of this applies to USB sticks and also SD and microSD cards. I use
very few USB sticks nowadays, but mostly microSD cards in a USB
adaptor. It's getting more difficult to find USB sticks from the most
reputable suppliers e.g. Kingston, Sandisk, Toshiba. Probably best
avoid the very big sticks e.g. 2TB, at 'really cheap' prices.