carriers on the basis of solid-state memory (flash cards) have become incredibly popular.They are worn in pockets with mobile phones instead of trinkets on chains, on a keychain.Without a doubt, it is convenient - a negligible weight, compact size, versatility bus USB.Having a handy USB flash drive, you can always rewrite it from your computer any information or "throw" on the hard drive data from such media.However, solid-state technology is still too young and runs almost the same stages, which at one time were unique to the hard drives.
This volume is now in the hundreds of gigabytes of hard drives and no one doubts what file system to choose - FAT, FAT32, NTFS, or compromise exFAT.But with regard to storage devices based on solid-state memory, it is quite different.For example, many users are interested in, whether you want to reformat the flash drive to NTFS.The information presented on various Internet pages and forums are often contradictory.Therefore it is not always clear whether to convert the flash drive to NTFS or not.
Most modern solid-state media have realized predformatirovannymi.And, interestingly, very rarely used NTFS.In other words, although the remake flash drive to NTFS, you can in a few minutes, first, it is worth considering why the producers seek to avoid the file system.We stipulate that we are talking about a flash drive instead of disks SSD.
Before describing how to convert the flash drive to NTFS, we point out the main advantages and disadvantages of this operation.Compare the "old lady» FAT32 and newer NTFS.
One of the major advantages of the latter - a high reliability data storage.According to the standard, when using this file system is being just two allocation table (logging), which allows to some extent duplicate registration of the transaction.Owners hard drives formatted in NTFS, almost never faced with the launch of the utility disk scanning after incorrect shutdown.Thus, it may seem that if you format the flash drive to NTFS, you will increase the reliability.
Alas, in this case it is not so.Cells are characterized by solid-state memory, among other things, the number of valid transaction read / write.Thus, the introduction of the backup mechanism increases the number of calls to the device, thus reducing its life.
Therefore, we should not rush to transfer the flash drive to NTFS.In addition, the "extra" records reduce the resulting performance.
One of the undoubted advantages - the ability to record files larger than 4 GB.That can only boast exFAT.
weigh the "pros and cons", you can start formatting.After connecting the USB drive you need to open the shortcut "My Computer", click on the drive letter of the flash-drive right mouse button and select from the list menu "Format".Here you need to specify the desired system.If the list is not NTFS, then open the "Device Manager", go to "Disk Drives" to stick the tab "Politics" exhibit optimization to perform.
