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Old 25th Jan 2006, 07:40 AM   #1 (permalink)
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ok i want to convert the external usb flash drive to ntfs how i do that??? i did convert E:/fs:NTFS and then it says its being used when its not nd then it says it will format next boot and when i restart the computer its still FAT so does anybody know how i do this??
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Old 25th Jan 2006, 08:59 AM   #2 (permalink)
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in Windows XP, plug-in the usb flash drive, right-click and select Format. under File System, choose NTFS. click Start.
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Old 25th Jan 2006, 12:36 PM   #3 (permalink)
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Can Flash drive support NTFS? I don't think so...
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Old 25th Jan 2006, 12:39 PM   #4 (permalink)
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since when does flash drive use NTFS
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LOL! I don't even own a thumb drive!
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Umm.. I thought all these thumbdrives support FAT system only?
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Thumb drives CANNOT support NTFS, who would want to have it in NTFS anyway....just plain wierd
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LOL! I don't even own a thumb drive!
Hmm... how do u copy stuffs from a pc to another? DVD?
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