Linux 5.14 Works Around Compatibility With Some Digital Camera exFAT File-Systems

[stormcrow]

It would be rlgreat o have finally a "universal" not restricted by 32bit filesystem for easy tasks. exFat could really provide this functionality (considering some more maturity on Linux).

That would be exFAT? It's not restricted by 32bit file system and file size limits, and it's usable on all major OSes.

[CochainComplex]

It would be rlgreat o have finally a "universal" not restricted by 32bit filesystem for easy tasks. exFat could really provide this functionality (considering some more maturity on Linux).

[stormcrow]

Phoronix: Linux 5.14 Works Around Compatibility With Some Digital Camera exFAT File-Systems
This issue of "missing files" appears to happen with at least some Fuji digital cameras while it remains to be seen if the vendor will update their exFAT file-system as they appear to be the one out of spec in this case.
https://www.phoronix.com/scan.php?pa...nux-5.14-exFAT

The few times I've encountered Fuji products they were always out of spec somewhere on the product (broken USB Mass Storage usually) and they never fixed the problem(s). Avoid Fuji products if you value your sanity and compatibility.

Edit to add: This is one reason why relying on off-the-shelf software alone to recover data from devices can get you into trouble. Examiners should always be able to look at the underlying device data manually (with a hex editor) to determine if any data is present then adjust their software to fit.

[phoronix]

Phoronix: Linux 5.14 Works Around Compatibility With Some Digital Camera exFAT File-Systems

Merged back in Linux 5.4 in late 2019 was the exFAT file-system driver that has proven to be quite mature at this stage with the work led by Samsung under the blessing of Microsoft. There hasn't been much in the way of exFAT file-system driver changes in recent kernel releases given its maturity. Even with Linux 5.14 there are just two exFAT patches but end up being notable at least for some users due to fixing file-system compatibility with some digital cameras...

https://www.phoronix.com/scan.php?page=news_item&px=Linux-5.14-exFAT