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Quick question on USB HDD
donny-gal
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I have made a usb drive from an old pc drive.
When I look at this against the "pre-bought" usb drive I have this is formatted in NTFS and the bought ones FAT32.
Currently I have cleared this drive, should I reformat it to FAT32 or is it fine as it is?
Thanks
DG
When I look at this against the "pre-bought" usb drive I have this is formatted in NTFS and the bought ones FAT32.
Currently I have cleared this drive, should I reformat it to FAT32 or is it fine as it is?
Thanks
DG
Member #8 of the SKI-ers Club
Why is it I have less time now I am retired then when I worked?
Why is it I have less time now I am retired then when I worked?
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Only ever need to format to fat32 if you will be using with with a win 98 PC (or other OS that doesn't support NTFS). Otherwise leave at NTFS.0
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Thanks - shouldn't need to go back to that nightmare.
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