ok. But why not do a quickie? ----- Original Message ----- From: "Nimer" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Saturday, September 06, 2008 7:16 PM Subject: Re: [Blind-Computing] External Hard Drive Question
> 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] 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]
