formatting a flash drive

Keyser Söze · 03-24-2006, 08:19 PM

u know i had to install sega cue maker a while back on my flash drive cuz it refused to install anywhere on my hdd, strange huh

anyways i dont have a use for it now so i uninstalled it, but theres nothing on my drive and it says 300 MBs are used, so i was wondering is it just as easy and safe to format one as it is say a regular hdd? i usually use partition magic and just select format for a normal hdd but i wasnt sure about doing that on a flash drive

thanks

i dont know if it matters but i have a 2GB lexar lightning drive

crazijoe · 03-24-2006, 08:32 PM

Have you tried just right clicking it in Windows and choising format.

03-24-2006, 08:43 PM

I wouldnt think partition magic would detect your drive. I think many companies provide a low level format utility for flash drives. I would check the lexar website.

Keyser Söze · 03-24-2006, 10:01 PM

the guy at lexar said to just have it plugged in and open my computer, right click and select format

that seems too basic to me, i dont want to damage it, cost me 110 bucks, (2 GB)

ok if thats the way i should go do i format it into ntfs or fat32? my current PC hdd is in ntfs

crazijoe · 03-25-2006, 11:07 AM

Fat32

03-25-2006, 02:14 PM

you have to do fat32

03-24-2006, 08:19 PM	#1 (permalink)
Keyser Söze Registered User Join Date: May 2005 Posts: 7 OS: XP	formatting a flash drive u know i had to install sega cue maker a while back on my flash drive cuz it refused to install anywhere on my hdd, strange huh anyways i dont have a use for it now so i uninstalled it, but theres nothing on my drive and it says 300 MBs are used, so i was wondering is it just as easy and safe to format one as it is say a regular hdd? i usually use partition magic and just select format for a normal hdd but i wasnt sure about doing that on a flash drive thanks i dont know if it matters but i have a 2GB lexar lightning drive

03-24-2006, 08:32 PM	#2 (permalink)
crazijoe Registered User Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Omaha, The Center of the Universe Posts: 7,632 OS: WinXP, Win2K3 My System	Have you tried just right clicking it in Windows and choising format. __________________ Microsoft MCSA + Messaging, MVP, A+, Network+ http://i16.photobucket.com/albums/b3...other/Help.jpg Do you want a real Republican? HDD diagnostic tools / HDD data recovery software

03-25-2006, 11:07 AM	#5 (permalink)
crazijoe Registered User Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Omaha, The Center of the Universe Posts: 7,632 OS: WinXP, Win2K3 My System	Fat32 __________________ Microsoft MCSA + Messaging, MVP, A+, Network+ http://i16.photobucket.com/albums/b3...other/Help.jpg Do you want a real Republican? HDD diagnostic tools / HDD data recovery software

03-24-2006, 08:43 PM	#3 (permalink)
PurpleSky Guest Posts: n/a OS:	I wouldnt think partition magic would detect your drive. I think many companies provide a low level format utility for flash drives. I would check the lexar website.

03-24-2006, 10:01 PM	#4 (permalink)
Keyser Söze Registered User Join Date: May 2005 Posts: 7 OS: XP	the guy at lexar said to just have it plugged in and open my computer, right click and select format that seems too basic to me, i dont want to damage it, cost me 110 bucks, (2 GB) ok if thats the way i should go do i format it into ntfs or fat32? my current PC hdd is in ntfs

03-25-2006, 02:14 PM	#6 (permalink)
PurpleSky Guest Posts: n/a OS:	you have to do fat32