Can't argue with that for small drives but this was to wipe the data, irretrievably off of the drive but leaving the drive useable. I would expect the 'erasure' process to be followed by an appropriate process to get the drive usable again within whatever environment was appropriate - and forgot to mention that there is a min size for NTFS (4GB if the memory is providing accurate retrieval )
Then again - it's past beer bottle opening time this evening (well past) JimB ----- Original Message ----- From: "Stephen Bird" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Monday, July 17, 2006 7:09 PM Subject: Re: Wipe external USB drive > Quoting James Button <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > > > Note: > > > > format usually comes in 2 modes, and 2 options > > FAT and NTFS > > Quick and Full > > FWIW, this comes from Lexar when the talk about their USB PowerToGo software: > > "2. Format your JumpDrive USB flash drive > For optimum performance, it is recommended that you format your drive using > FAT16 (FAT). Windows will defaults to FAT32, but for drives with a stated > capacity of less than 4GB, FAT performs better. If you choose to do this, be > sure to back up your data first." > <http://www.lexar.com/powertogo/trial/download.html> > -- > Cheers, Stephen > > -- > ---------------------------------------- > To unsubscribe, mailto: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Is your picture included in the Official Win-Home List Members Profiles Page? > http://www.besteffort.com/winhome/Profiles.html > If not, write to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > -- ---------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, mailto: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Is your picture included in the Official Win-Home List Members Profiles Page? http://www.besteffort.com/winhome/Profiles.html If not, write to: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
