How to format a USB flash drive?This question at least once in your life asking myself every computer user.Better to do it, transforming it into a special file system, which is shortly called NTFS (written in Latin letters).But often the computer operating system is set up initially so that the formatting of the different flash drives only occurs in systems FAT32 and FAT, which creates a problem.
What to choose - FAT or NTFS?
Many experts around the world say that the NTFS system is much better suited for use with memory stick and maintain its durability than a similar system - FAT32.Therefore, if you need fleshka- "survivor", then it is better to format a universal system NTFS.
How to completely reformat the stick ?.We are learning the process.
before formatting the flash drive in NTFS format, be sure to remember that after the formatting process, all data stored on it will be removed.Therefore, all your cherished videos, photos and other important documents, copy to other media, and even better - on the hard drive vaschego PC or laptop.
Now consider the fact the whole process, how to format a USB flash drive:
- Find the taskbar (for those who do not know what it is, explain - it is at the bottom left of the screen).Now you need to click "Start", then - "Setup", then - "Control Panel" and "system";
- After the above actions you will see the "System Properties".You must go to him and open a separate tab "Equipment", after - "Device Manager";
- now open "disk devices" and you will see the name of his own stick.If the name you have forgotten or do not know, take a look out the window "My Computer" - it certainly will be displayed your flash drive and its name);
- double-clicking, open USB flash drive, and you will see all of its properties.
- Now you need to open the tab "politics" and enable set a special switch to "optimize for performance".Now click "OK";
- Close the "Device Manager" and "System Properties" and think on how to format a USB flash drive;
- Now open "My Computer" and right-mouse click on the icon stick;
- list appears from which we must choose an action "Format", and in the dialog box "format" select - NTFS;
- Format the flash drive in NTFS-format.
- And finally, we have to switch the USB flash drive to the next mode, which is called "Optimize for quick removal."How to do it?Follow all the steps listed above, the first and the fifth, inclusive, and then in the "politics" (located in the fifth paragraph) set the switch to "optimize for quick removal" and click "OK".
Flash card after these actions is formatted in NTFS format.
Another way of how to format a USB flash drive:
- Click "Start" button, then "Run ...";
- Enter on line without error following symbols and letters of the alphabet : \ WINDOWS \ system32 \ convert.exe and click "OK";
- After the system will invite you in the future work, write carefully - C: \ Documents and Settings \ Administrator \ enter convert \ fs: ntfs \ nosecurity \ x;
- to mean "the letters flash drive" write that, as indicated in the "my computer", next to the sign your stick - for example, convert h;
- On the keyboard, press the " entering ";
- Close the problems.
So you learned how to format a USB flash drive.The main thing - keep in mind that all data stored on the flash drive can be lost, so do not forget to rewrite the relevant information - whether it be your photos, reports, certificates and so on., To the hard drive of your computer.
But there, flash drives, which can not just quickly clear.How to format a USB flash drive protected?This is done using the following programs - Alcor-m jet flee Rickover Toole and ashpi usb disk format storazh Toole (all written in English letters).These programs can be downloaded from the Web.Having dealt with the same settings as described above, you are sure to format the flash your drive.
