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NTFS USB drive - can I reformat?
I have a usb drive formatted NTFS attached to pc using Vista HP. Can
usb drive this be reformatted and still work afterward? I know the files will be lost. I know there used to be a problem about reformatting NTFS drives. Thanks |
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NTFS USB drive - can I reformat?
"Wolverine in Michigan" wrote in message
... I have a usb drive formatted NTFS attached to pc using Vista HP. Can usb drive this be reformatted and still work afterward? Yes. I know the files will be lost. I know there used to be a problem about reformatting NTFS drives. Not that I've ever heard of. Thanks Anytime. -- "Don't pick a fight with an old man. If he is too old to fight, he'll just kill you." |
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NTFS USB drive - can I reformat?
"Wolverine in Michigan" wrote in message
... I have a usb drive formatted NTFS attached to pc using Vista HP. Can usb drive this be reformatted and still work afterward? Yes. I know the files will be lost. I know there used to be a problem about reformatting NTFS drives. Not that I've ever heard of. Thanks Anytime. -- "Don't pick a fight with an old man. If he is too old to fight, he'll just kill you." |
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NTFS USB drive - can I reformat?
On Mar 12, 1:13*pm, Wolverine in Michigan
wrote: I have a usb drive formatted NTFS attached to pc using Vista HP. *Can usb drive this be reformatted and still work afterward? * I know the files will be lost. *I know there used to be a problem about reformatting NTFS drives. Thanks The only problems formatting hard drives (any) is the fact that starting with XP we can not create FAT32 hard drive "partitions" in excess of 32 GB natively with Windows Disk Management. |
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NTFS USB drive - can I reformat?
On Mar 12, 1:13*pm, Wolverine in Michigan
wrote: I have a usb drive formatted NTFS attached to pc using Vista HP. *Can usb drive this be reformatted and still work afterward? * I know the files will be lost. *I know there used to be a problem about reformatting NTFS drives. Thanks The only problems formatting hard drives (any) is the fact that starting with XP we can not create FAT32 hard drive "partitions" in excess of 32 GB natively with Windows Disk Management. |
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NTFS USB drive - can I reformat?
Wolverine in Michigan wrote:
I have a usb drive formatted NTFS attached to pc using Vista HP. Can usb drive this be reformatted and still work afterward? I know the files will be lost. Yes. I know there used to be a problem about reformatting NTFS drives. Really? This is the first time I've ever heard any such claim, in 14 years of supporting computers using the NTFS file system. Where'd you get your information? -- Bruce Chambers Help us help you: http://www.catb.org/~esr/faqs/smart-questions.html http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx/kb/555375 They that can give up essential liberty to obtain a little temporary safety deserve neither liberty nor safety. ~Benjamin Franklin Many people would rather die than think; in fact, most do. ~Bertrand Russell The philosopher has never killed any priests, whereas the priest has killed a great many philosophers. ~ Denis Diderot |
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NTFS USB drive - can I reformat?
Wolverine in Michigan wrote:
I have a usb drive formatted NTFS attached to pc using Vista HP. Can usb drive this be reformatted and still work afterward? I know the files will be lost. Yes. I know there used to be a problem about reformatting NTFS drives. Really? This is the first time I've ever heard any such claim, in 14 years of supporting computers using the NTFS file system. Where'd you get your information? -- Bruce Chambers Help us help you: http://www.catb.org/~esr/faqs/smart-questions.html http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx/kb/555375 They that can give up essential liberty to obtain a little temporary safety deserve neither liberty nor safety. ~Benjamin Franklin Many people would rather die than think; in fact, most do. ~Bertrand Russell The philosopher has never killed any priests, whereas the priest has killed a great many philosophers. ~ Denis Diderot |
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NTFS USB drive - can I reformat?
smlunatick wrote:
The only problems formatting hard drives (any) is the fact that starting with XP we can not create FAT32 hard drive "partitions" in excess of 32 GB natively with Windows Disk Management. Actually FAT32 support came to be with Windows 2000 (NT could only handle FAT16 & NTFS) and Windows 2000 too was limited to formating FAT32 volumes to a maximum size of 32GB. This was not a technical inability of Windows 2000, it's was a limit imposed to reduce or curb the use of inefficient FAT32 volumes on enterprise class workstations. http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/m...fidential.aspx Windows Confidential A Brief and Incomplete History of FAT32 Note that although Windows 2000/XP are limited in the size of the FAT32 volume that they can format they can mount any size FAT32 disks prepared by other operating systems. John |
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NTFS USB drive - can I reformat?
smlunatick wrote:
The only problems formatting hard drives (any) is the fact that starting with XP we can not create FAT32 hard drive "partitions" in excess of 32 GB natively with Windows Disk Management. Actually FAT32 support came to be with Windows 2000 (NT could only handle FAT16 & NTFS) and Windows 2000 too was limited to formating FAT32 volumes to a maximum size of 32GB. This was not a technical inability of Windows 2000, it's was a limit imposed to reduce or curb the use of inefficient FAT32 volumes on enterprise class workstations. http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/m...fidential.aspx Windows Confidential A Brief and Incomplete History of FAT32 Note that although Windows 2000/XP are limited in the size of the FAT32 volume that they can format they can mount any size FAT32 disks prepared by other operating systems. John |