What file system does it use, FAT, exFAT, NTFS? Will it reformat in windows xp using My Computer > (right click on device) > format?
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it formats in NTFS I just plugged it in renamed the Cruzer, since I use everything that is compatible with A 64- hard drive, I never have problems, I hope I answered your question.good luck
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If it didn't accept a size that was bigger that would mean that it came formatted to FAT32, and it would need to be formatted to NTFS, the only downside of NTFS being that if you pull it out without safely removing, there is a bigger chance of corruption. To reformat it to NTFS just look up some guide on google.
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Thanks, Lee. Good info.Finally tried formatting back to FAT16 on my PC... and now the card shows only 1 GB!!! (996MB) Even after multiple re-formats on both the PC and the Mac... trying to format back and forth to FAT 32, and then back to FAT 16... still only 996MB available. Used to be a 2GB card. Now... it's working fine... but walks and quacks like a 1GB card!
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All modern hard drives are compatible with current versions Windows and Mac. If it doesn't work with the OS when you plug it in, just format it. EXfat will probably work with Windows 10. If not NTFS surely will.
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You need to format your USB device with FAT32 if i remember correctly. NTFS may not be supported so just plug in to your computer, right click and hit Quick Format.
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I don't know. I've been using 8G flash drives or an old WD Cavier 313000, 13G ide hard drive. I'm not sure if it's formatted in Fat/NFTS. Sorry!
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From ezbuycafe via Amazon I received 160 gig formatted NTFS. Cheesey keyboard and mouse, but otherwise a seems to be good system to run my old XP programs and hardware.
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I think you mean NTFS, and yes.. Go to computer management - Disk Management - then format the disk to your needs
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yes...ofcourse I did... format FAT32 to NTFS...PERFECT...LIKE THIS...I USE ...
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I wouldn't be suprised if some external hard drives use the NTFS system instead of the FAT32. It's easy to reformat it though.
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It is formatted for NTFS Windows OS. Also, I have dropped it once when I was getting out of the car. The drive is totally unusable due to bad sectors after that.
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I don't have this device, but as a retired IT geek I thought I'd chime in and mention that many of these tablets can't read flash drives that have been formatted to NTFS on a pc. They tend to prefer FAT32 over NTFS. Most flash drives are formatted FAT32 by default, but if you reformatted it on a pc it would likely have defaulted to NTFS. Hope that helps.
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Yes, but it has to be formatted to exFAT if you want the files to be over 4gbs. (NTFS also for Windows)
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There is a pretty comprehensive article on the G-Force web page on how to reformat to NTFS. It is not difficult
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Mine came formatted with the FAT32 file system so I changed it to NTFS and it did it just fine!
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Actually, this is a great question. This drive works very well on both UBS 3.0 and 2.0. You will not be disappointed. However, if you need a drive that is FAT32 compatible this Drive is not for you. It allows for the newer EXFAT format and the NTFS format. I use NTFS format. Works very good. I hope I haven't confused you. If so, just "Google" EXFAT32 for more information.
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Video How To: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F-O_9VrCw-o NTFS - Windows Exclusive Format MS-DOS (FAT) or FAT32 = Windows or Mac or Linux (NOTE: FAT format does not allow moving files larger than 4GB) You can also format it in about 3 different "mac exclusive" formats, if you will only use it on a mac.