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| Thread ID: 97195 | 2009-02-07 09:45:00 | format usb to ntfs | GameJunkie (72) | Press F1 |
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| 745645 | 2009-02-07 09:45:00 | i want to format my 8gb usb drive to this, but will i lose the data on it when i change the file system>? cheers |
GameJunkie (72) | ||
| 745646 | 2009-02-07 09:53:00 | You'll probably lose whats on it, if you format it in NTFS But, if you're booting from it now, (using it like a floppy) it wont be bootable after you format it in NTFS Theyre usually formatted in FAT, for this reason |
Speedy Gonzales (78) | ||
| 745647 | 2009-02-07 09:54:00 | thanks speedy | GameJunkie (72) | ||
| 745648 | 2009-02-07 10:00:00 | You could probably format it in exfat format, the update for this is here (www.microsoft.com) This needs to be installed first, (XP SP2 or 3 MUST be installed) then select it by right mouse / format. Its meant to be better than NTFS. And you'll probably still be able to boot from it Only thing is whatever you plug it into, may have to have the same update |
Speedy Gonzales (78) | ||
| 745649 | 2009-02-07 10:01:00 | will it work in vista? | GameJunkie (72) | ||
| 745650 | 2009-02-07 10:05:00 | That update wont no. Vista may support exfat already I think. Plug the USB flash drive in and right mouse / format. If it shows exfat then Vista supports it |
Speedy Gonzales (78) | ||
| 745651 | 2009-02-07 10:08:00 | vista does support exfat, will i have to move the data somewhere else before formatting>? | GameJunkie (72) | ||
| 745652 | 2009-02-07 10:13:00 | Umm should have mentioned, if you use it for readyboost (I've read that) formatting usb flash drives in exfat will kill it (readyboost) So, if youre going to use it for readyboost , I wouldnt format it in exfat You'll have to leave it as is |
Speedy Gonzales (78) | ||
| 745653 | 2009-02-08 07:22:00 | don't use readyboost so shouldn't be a problem | GameJunkie (72) | ||
| 745654 | 2009-02-08 07:30:00 | don't use readyboost so shouldn't be a problem Formatting a drive loses all data unless you have recovery tools. So my advice is to copy all data from the USB stick to another drive before you format. |
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