problems with formatting thumb drive

[jsr27]

hey guys i bought a 32G thumbdrive from ebay. i cant get vista to format this drive to ntfs. ive tried everything i know. can anyone give me some help? thanks:!:

[solbjerg]

Hi jsr

 

1. Right click My Computer (Select Manage)

2. Open Devise Manager (find your usb flash/thumb drive)

3. Right click the drive - select Properties

4. Select Optimize for performance

5. Click OK

6. Open My Computer

7. Select format on the flash/thumb drive

8. Choose NTFS in the dropdown System box

That ought to do it.

 

In my opinion there is nothing gained by trying to defrag flash drives!

If you want it "defragged" you could buy another flash drive with the same capacity or more - copy the content of the first flash stick to the new usb stick and then delete the content of the first, then either keep it there or copy it back to the thumb stick and delete it from the newly bought - in either case the content will be "defragged"

Nothing speedwise will be gained though - that is the nature of solid state memory sticks.

Cheers

solbjerg

 

hey guys i bought a 32G thumbdrive from ebay. i cant get vista to format this drive to ntfs. ive tried everything i know. can anyone give me some help? thanks:!:

[sunny staines]

not wanting to offend, but there are a lot of doggy thumbdrives on sale on ebay, most from the far east.

[jsr27]

how can i know

 

how can i tell if this thumbdrive is fake? ive also tried everything yall have suggested.thanks

[solbjerg]

Hi jsr

Does it work? If you copy somthing onto it? If you copy it from the thumbdrive and place it in one of your other drives?

Cheers

solbjerg

 

how can i tell if this thumbdrive is fake? ive also tried everything yall have suggested.thanks

[wozofoz]

What brand ?

 

how can i tell if this thumbdrive is fake? ive also tried everything yall have suggested.thanks

 

What brand is it ?

If it's a known brand it should have warranty, go to the brand website and try to register it for warranty.

At the Transcend website they asked for my name, who I bought it from and the serial number. This was accepted.

If it is a fake it will probably be rejected.

 

If it's not a known brand you should still try to find the website if you haven't done so already

 

When you right cick on it in My Computer and select Properties does it show 30 > 32 GB ?

 

All the best, woz of oz

[So_sad]

I've also found an interesting thread :

http://en.kioskea.net/forum/affich-43792-unable-to-format-kingston-64gb-pen-drive

 

There are a few good posts in there. The subject seems to be about 64GB Kingston drives, but some suggestions could apply to other brands as well.

 

One poster had this to say about 64GBKingston drives :

Here is a note to all having issues with 64GB Kingston flash drives. Kingston stamps the metal part of the USB interface with 2 or 3 rows of numbers. The counterfeit ones will not have this marking. If you have a unit without these markings and your having issues with formatting it, you will never be able to format it as a 64GB drive. At best, try to return it to where you purchased it from.

 

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32GB thumb drives are large capacity and expensive, I know, but if I were to buy one, I'd make sure I could return it if there was a problem... eBay isn't always your best bet for things like this.

[danburrito]

Try this: http://hp-usb-disk-storage-format-tool.software.informer.com/

[itsmejjj]

http://en.kioskea.net/download/download-127-hp-usb-disk-storage-format-tool

 

first thing let me say this DO not format a pen drive..

 

unless you have the right tool ..formatting with XP or vista Win7 will reduce the drive volume.in other words if say its a 4 gig it will reduce it to 1 gig.a 32 to 8 gig and so on..

i still use my gifted on a Kingston 128 mg now i formatted this and it reduced it to 80mg..and was upset it happened.now using the right tool got it back ,and never did it again..

i think its best to just delete the pen drive instead (empty it) i also have a Transcent pen drive and never formatted it.like its been already posted thy are different to a hard drive..and i think never need it

 

the reason i post this is i did thinking at the time it was safe to do so .Lazy way of cleaning of the files.

itsmejjj

[sunny staines]

itsmejjj

 

what happend to you hero avatar with the film star on?

 

whats the new avartar? is that a sikh with an orange turban in the background, if so is it a special character or religious person?

[danburrito]

[snip]

 

Same thing as my post. :mrgreen:

[itsmejjj]

Same thing as my post. :mrgreen:

 

sorry was not to take away from your advice,but yes its the same app different link. i just wanted to say i did format a pen drive and what happened to it.

itsmejjj

 

sunny the pic is a Vally with a river .not very good is it.come to think of it .to compressed.i may whack in my snail..or till i find a nice one that is clear to see.

[itsmejjj]

how this one a very beautiful sea shell? very delicate..like it?

[sunny staines]

itsmejjj

 

I thought that the character in the background was the sikh "man of wisdom"

that often appears in the cornor of indian pictures like your one in the Punjabi area.

 

like the cone shell but not sure if it resembles a real one not seen one like that.