This is the most critical part. Typically, preparing a drive flushes (deletes) the cache—temporary metadata and file fragments that speed up read/write operations. By choosing to , you are instructing the tool to:
When you run the tool normally, it may or wipe cache partitions. By holding the designated button/option during execution: Prepare Exfat Ntfs Drives 1.30 -hold To Keep Existing Cache
: The external drive must use the Master Boot Record (MBR) partition style. Drives using GPT (GUID Partition Table) will often not be detected by these PS3 homebrew tools. This is the most critical part
sudo mount -t ntfs-3g -o remove_hiberfile /dev/sda1 /mnt/ntfs By holding the designated button/option during execution: :
: If prepISO fails to see your drive, verify it is MBR and that you are using the latest version from Aldo's Tools GitHub , as older versions may lack exFAT support.
ExFAT (Extended File Allocation Table) is a file system developed by Microsoft in 2006. It is designed to be a lightweight and efficient file system for flash drives and other portable storage devices. ExFAT is widely supported by various operating systems, including Windows, macOS, and Linux.