On 6/25/24 10:39, David Wright wrote:
Of course, we're not told what "normal" means, what was tried, nor how normality was tested. It's possible that they need to use, say, mkdosfs to get back to the state in which USB sticks are typically bought, so it can be plugged into other devices.
I keep my thumb drives in extN, because interchangeability with other OSes is not normally a concern. So for me, that is normal and FAT is an aberration. -- Logic is a systematic method of coming to the wrong conclusion with confidence.