Hi.
thanks much for that info. I have reformatted that drive and will probably
do it with another that I have but first I need to move the stuff off it
temporarily.
----- Original Message -----
From: "Mike & Barbara" <mb76nor...@dc.rr.com>
To: <blind-computing@jaws-users.com>
Sent: Thursday, August 13, 2009 8:58 AM
Subject: Re: [Blind-Computing] fat 32 or NTFS
Hi Dan,
Yes it is possible to reformat a FAT32 format to a NTFS format. The steps
are below along with a website link for future reference.
If you plan to download files to your flash drive that are larger than
4gb,
you need to reformat it to NTFS, instructions for which can be found on
the
site below. However, if your files are smaller than 4gb, you can leave it
in the default FAT32 format. By the way, I have found no articles that
suggest that reformatting a modern flash drive creates damaging stress on
its memory components. In fact, I recently reformatted my new 8gb flash
drive to NTFS so that I could back up my Documents and Settings folder
(which is larger than 4gb) using the Windows XP Backup utility, and have
had
no problems.
http://www.ntfs.com/quest22.htm
Gerald
Q: How do I format a USB Flash Drive to NTFS file system?
A: To enable NTFS on your USB Flash Drive drive (USB Flash Memory):
1. Right click My Computer and select Manage.
2. Open the Device Manager and find your USB drive under the Disk Drives
heading.
3. Right click the drive and select Properties.
4. Choose Policies tab and select the "Optimize for performance" option.
5. Click OK.
6. Open My Computer.
7. Select Format on the flash drive.
8. Press Alt + F for the file menu and choose NTFS in the File System
dropdown box.
9. Device Formatting is completed.
Important: To remove a device safely without data loss use a "safely
remove
hardware" procedure or Eject function from Windows Explorer.
http://www.ntfs.com/quest22.htm
Gerald
Hope this info provided by Gerald helps. It certainly helped me. Take
care.
Mike
----- Original Message -----
From: "Dan Murphy" <mwe...@roadrunner.com>
To: <blind-computing@jaws-users.com>
Sent: Thursday, August 13, 2009 4:32 AM
Subject: Re: [Blind-Computing] fat 32 or NTFS
this brings up another question. Is it possible to reformat a flash drive
to ntfs in stead of the default fat32. I own no mack, so I don't care
about
compattability. I can format the drive, but in the dialog, it says that
the
filetype is fat32, and doesn't seem to be changeable.
----- Original Message -----
From: "David Ferrin" <d...@jaws-users.com>
To: <blind-computing@jaws-users.com>
Sent: Thursday, August 13, 2009 7:04 AM
Subject: [Blind-Computing] fat 32 or NTFS
If memory serves NTFS is better at maximizing hard drive space because of
the smaller cluster size there for limiting wasted space. If this could
be
confirmed by somebody out there I would appreciate it.
David Ferrin
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