Universal Disk Format (UDF) is a file system for computer data storage.
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Can I force Windows Explorer to use the UDF/ISO file system instead of HFS?
When inserting a DVD burned on a mac and containing multiple file systems (ISO, UDF, DFS+), my Windows Explorer on Windows XP shows only the DFS+ file system. I can view the file list, but not copy ...
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In UDF, what's the difference between a volume identifier, volume set identifier, logical volume identifier, and file set identifier?
I see that mkudffs has options for four different identifiers: the logical volume (--lvid), the volume (--vid), the volume set (--vsid), and the file set identifier (--fsid). It, however, gives no ...
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How can I reliably archive the content of UDF formatted CDs and DVDs
I have been looking into copying the contents of old CDs onto mobile disks in order to save space and preserve the content, since rewritable CDs appear to degrade over time (at least the ones I am ...
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Install Linux (Ubuntu) on a UDF partition?
Is it possible to install and boot Ubuntu on a single UDF partition (instead of ext2/3/4)?
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UDF filesystem -> Maximum number of files
I am considering partitioning a rather large hard drive with the UDF filesystem for an experiment, and would like to ask if anyone knows the maximum number of files, either by directory, or as a ...
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UDF sessions and permissions
I followed the procedure mentioned in Using UDF on a USB flash drive and got myself an UDF formatted USB drive. Works like a charm.
I've read the specification for version 1.02 (the one I'm using: ...
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“Correct” way of UDF formatting a USB drive
I managed to UDF format my USB drive following the instructions in Using UDF on a USB flash drive. Later, I came by this post and I began to doubt...
Could anyone explain which would be the "best" ...
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Is UDF an ok substitute for ext3?
I'm thinking of doing the UDF thing to share files between windows and linux.
Is UDF a viable option for /home
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Can windows XP correctly read sparse files I created in ...
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Vista: Making Mastered the default burning setting
I'm currently backing off a ton of data onto DVDs, but I've already lost one DVD because I forgot to select the hidden option of "Mastered" before I pressed "next". Is there a way to make this the ...
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Software to view metadata of an ISO file?
I have been searching for the list of metadata field of an ISO file on Google but couldn't find anything. That made me think that there isn't any metadata in an ISO file, just the files content and ...
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How to format DVD-RAM?
I have few DVD-RAM disks and when using udftools, specifically
sudo mkudffs --media-type=dvdram /dev/sr0
where /dev/sr0 is my DVD-RAM drive, I get trying to change type of multiple extents and ...
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Driver for writing to UDF partitions from Windows XP?
I'm considering using an UDF partition to share data between Windows XP, 7, and Linux. It's more efficient than FAT32, and avoids the 4GB max file size limit. I've found it will also work with Mac OS ...
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Format UDF hard drive as NTFS in Windows 7
I have a MyBook hard drive that someone gave to me to format to NTFS. Right now it's UDF and windows treats it like a CD-ROM.
I can't seem to figure out how to format it to be NTFS.
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UDF Reader for CDs on Vista 32
I'm looking for some software to read some old(> 5 years) CD-RWs I wrote. Unfortunately, they were written in UDF format, and my Windows Vista machine does not accept the UDF reader software written ...
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Change UDF volume label
After creating a UDF volume on my 1TB external hard disk. I noticed I hadn't set the volume label. How can I change this?
I currently have udftools in Ubuntu but can't determine the correct command ...
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Problems With Mounting UDF DVDs In Ubuntu
When I'm trying to read DVDs (burned in Vista) in my Ubuntu Jaunty, it throws an alert
Invalid mount option when attempting to mount the volume 'UDF Volume'.
I've installed packages libudf0 and ...
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how to read/recover a udf partition
I need to recover the files inside a UDF partition on my vcr external disk. Which program can I use in (preferably) Windows or Linux os?
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Using UDF on a USB flash drive
After failing to copy a file bigger than 4G to my 8G USB flash drive, I formatted it as ext3. While this is working fine for me so far, it will cause problems if I want to use it to copy files to ...
