usb stick

isabel.h

i used a scandisc 16 gig usb stick on my smart television to record, when used it formatted to DVR, now i want to use back on my computer but it is not recognized on the computer, is there a way to get it back to computer use -- thanks

thescouselander

Just reformat it on your computer.

isabel.h

when i put it into the computer it does not recognize that anything is there

emptybox

Are there any options on the TV to 'erase' the drive?
That might get rid of the DVR format and allow Windows to see the drive.

Also find Disk Management in Control Panel. That might see the drive and allow you to format it.

Alternatively you could make a GParted live CD/DVD and boot the computer with that.
It's a Linux based partitioning tool that may be able to handle the DVR format.
If so you could use it to format the drive to FAT 32 or NTFS for Windows use.

http://gparted.org/

nearlyrich

Sometimes these USB sticks are temperamental they only like one particular USB port on my laptop for instance..have you tried another port?

wongataa

You need to go the disk management section in the control panel. This will show all the drives connected to your system, even ones that don't show up in explorer. From there you can sort out the USB stick. I would delete the partition on it, reacreate a new one, and format it with the FAT32 file system.

50Twuncle

Sorry to "hop on your back"
Can someone please confirm whether a program recorded to USB on a smart TV is viewable on a PC ?

emptybox

50Twuncle wrote: »

Sorry to "hop on your back"
Can someone please confirm whether a program recorded to USB on a smart TV is viewable on a PC ?

I think not necessarily, would have to be the answer.
As long as the programmes weren't encrypted by the TV you should able to view it with a media player like VLC, if you could get it to the computer.

But, as the OP has found, the TV sometimes formats the USB stick to something Windows can't interpret, so just taking the USB drive out and connecting it to the PC can be a bit of a non-starter. You might have more luck with a Linux computer if the TV formats to EXT.
You can sometimes view the files over a home network though.

Plus all programmes recorded in HD are likely to be encrypted specifically to stop you viewing (and copying) them on a computer.

S0litaire

The TV just formatted the USB stick to a type windows can't understand.

All you need to do (If you don't want to save anything on the stick) is plug it into the PC.
go to "start"
then type in "drive manager"
Start the program
Hopefully the USB stick will be listed without a drive letter. (CAREFUL MAKE SURE YOU CAN SEE THE USB HERE)
Then all you need to do is right click on it and select "format" or "delete partition" and format it to FAT32 or NTFS.
9 times out of 10 the above works!

If not!
download this :
http://www.diskinternals.com/linux-reader/

Install it into your Windows PC.
After a reboot the PC should be able to read the contents of the USB stick, once it can read it you can easily format it.

almillar

isabel.h - do what S0litaire says above - you'll not see it in 'My Computer' as Windows doesn't understand the Linux format the TV has used. In Disk management, you'll see the partition on the drive as 'unknown', and can delete it, and create a new one. Go for exFAT or NTFS as a file format.
Now that you've done this, you can use the stick on your PC, but not your TV, your TV will want to format it again!
50Twuncle - lots of different TVs out there doing lots of different things, but very often they use Linux file formats meaning you won't be able to access it on a Windows PC. Number 1 question for you - what TV model do you have?