And yes, after it finishes, you can be guaranteed that it will be ntfs, as long as you have ntfs selected as the file format. Thanks Nimer J
Patricia Dunbar wrote: > 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] > 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]
