ok, but on this here below I've pasted, should I check the box for a quick format? And after it's formatted does it become the NTSF?
vFormat My Book (J:) Capacity: 465 GB File system NTFS Allocation unit size Default allocation size Volume label My Book Format options Quick Format Enable Compression Create an MS-DOS startup disk Start Close ----- Original Message ----- From: "Nimer" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Saturday, September 06, 2008 6:46 PM Subject: Re: [Blind-Computing] External Hard Drive Question > continue. It's fat32 right now. > Thanks > Nimer J > > Patricia Dunbar wrote: >> Here I am again with another hard drive and a question.. >> >> We exchanged the SeaGate for a Western Digital My Book with it's own >> power >> supply hard drive. I did Victor's steps to determine the formatting and >> found that it was saying File System Fat32 and then I started to format >> this >> and while I was barely started in the process, I wanted to check with >> jaws >> cursor how long it would take and when I did that, I heard it say...NTFS >> so >> I am confused because I don't know if this means the formattingwill make >> it >> NTSF or if it's already formatted? >> I copied here pasted what some of the results said.. >> My Book (J:) Properties >> General AutoPlay Tools Hardware Sharing >> My Book >> Type: Local Disk >> File system: FAT32 >> Used space: 350,355,456 bytes 334 MB >> Free space: 499,632,734,208 bytes 465 GB >> Capacity: 499,983,089,664 bytes 465 GB >> Disk CleanupDrive J >> OK Cancel Apply >> This is before I started the formatting process, so should I continue the >> formatting or is this thing already formatted? >> >> Thanks, >> >> Patricia >> >> >> Visit the JAWS Users List home page at: >> http://www.jaws-users.com >> Visit the Blind Computing home page at: >> http://www.blind-computing.com >> Address for the list archives: >> http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ >> To post to this group, send email to >> [email protected] >> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to >> [EMAIL PROTECTED] >> For help from Mailman with your account Put the word help in the subject >> or body of a blank message to: >> [EMAIL PROTECTED] >> Use the following address in order to contact the management team >> [EMAIL PROTECTED] >> If you wish to join the JAWS Users List send a blank email to the >> following address: >> [EMAIL PROTECTED] >> > > Visit the JAWS Users List home page at: > http://www.jaws-users.com > Visit the Blind Computing home page at: > http://www.blind-computing.com > Address for the list archives: > http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ > To post to this group, send email to > [email protected] > To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > For help from Mailman with your account Put the word help in the subject > or body of a blank message to: > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Use the following address in order to contact the management team > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > If you wish to join the JAWS Users List send a blank email to the > following address: > [EMAIL PROTECTED] Visit the JAWS Users List home page at: http://www.jaws-users.com Visit the Blind Computing home page at: http://www.blind-computing.com Address for the list archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help from Mailman with your account Put the word help in the subject or body of a blank message to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Use the following address in order to contact the management team [EMAIL PROTECTED] If you wish to join the JAWS Users List send a blank email to the following address: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
