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You may have noticed that the only options you have to format your external memory drive are FAT and FAT32 file systems. In Windows XP, this is the default that is set up for this behavior. Consequently, some users may want to take advantage of the extra features that are available by reformatting their drive in NFTS, which can be done with a little extra work. This is how to format your external memory drive with NTFS format.
• The first step to take is to connect your external memory drive to the computer. Then, right-click on My Computer and select Manage.
• Once you have done that, you want to click on Device Manager and double click on Disk Drives. After those steps are followed, your memory drive should be listed as “Generic (name of your drive)” or something close to that.
• Right click your memory drive and select Properties. Once that appears, select the Policies tab.
• You will see “optimize for quick removal” as default, but you can change that by selecting the “Optimize for performance” option. By doing this, it enables writing caching on the external memory drive and will therefore allow you to format it as NTFS.
• Once you have done that, click OK.
• Go to My Computer. Right click on the drive in My Computer. Select Format.
• If you have followed the steps correctly, then you should see the option for NTFS in the File Systems drop down menu.
Reformatting an external memory drive may not be needed for everybody. However, for those who want to add and deny permissions on individual files and folders or take advantage of Window XPs built-in encryption, than this is the necessary process to take to format your memory drive into NTFS.
What else can I help you with?
Will windows xp files saved on an external hard drive be automatically converted in windows vista format?
There's no such thing as Windows XP format or Windows Vista format. You should check however if your external hard drive uses an NTFS or FAT32 partition table. You can see that by right-clicking the drive (C, D, E, ..) and clicking properties. If it uses NTFS it will be no problem for Vista. If it's FAT32, then google for a way to convert it to NTFS. No big deal.
How do you make mac-book hard disk NTFS format compatible?
The NTFS format is owned and controlled by Microsoft and so is not available as a standard format with the Mac's Disk Utility. There are options such as Paragon's NTFS for Mac OS X but normally this would be used on a secondary external drive rather than reformat the MacBook's hard disc.
How format pen drive ntfs form cmd?
"diskpart"
What is the difference between ntfs and quick ntfs?
There is no such thing as "Quick NTFS." I assume you are referring to the Windows XP installation screen where you are asked to format the hard drive. The choices presented are:Format the drive as NTFSFormat the drive as NTFS (quick)Format the drive as FAT32 - This will not appear on drives over 32 GBFormat the drive as FAT32 (quick) - This will not appear on drives over 32 GB"Quick" in this context refers to how the installer formats the drive. A regular format will check the drive for errors, while a quick format will not. On a larger hard drive, a full format can take several minutes, while the quick format is much faster.
How you can convert your flash memory drive from RAW to fat or fat32?
to access your flash drive you should be able to open my computer and then listed with the drives should be your flash drive you can just right click and then go to open. However, if this does not work do the following to convert to FAT or NTFS: To convert a volume to NTFS or FAT from the command prompt Open the Command Prompt window. In the command prompt window, type convert drive_letter: /fs:ntfs For example, typing convert D: /fs:ntfs would format drive D: with the ntfs format. Notes To open a command prompt, click Start, point to All Programs, point to Accessories, and then click Command Prompt. You can convert FAT or FAT32 volumes to NTFS with this command.
What two files systems can Windows use to format a hard drive?
FAT32 and NTFS
What does Windows 7 uses what to store and organize files?
Seven uses NTFS, FAT, and FAT32 that I know of. If you are formatting a hard drive, use NTFS. If you are formatting a memory card or usb drive use FAT32.
How do you change a ntfs to fat32 on external hdd?
The only way i know is to format it to FAT32. Remeber to make a back up.
Why does ot say cant transfer to new volume when you plugg in your external harddrive?
Assuming you're talking about transferring files from a Mac to an external hard drive (since this is the Apple / Mac section), here is one possible scenario: If the external hard drive is NTFS formatted, then the Mac will only be able to read the contents of the drive, and will not be able to write to it. To remedy such a situation, back up all data from the external hard drive, launch Disk Utility on the Mac, select the hard drive, and format it as 'Windows / MS-DOS' (FAT 32) format (if you'd like to keep the external hard drive Windows compatible), or format it as 'Mac OS Extended' if you're only going to be using it on Macs.
Can you connect an external hard drive with media on it and watch it on the Xbox 360?
Yes, but he Hard Drive must be formatted as FAT32 and not NTFS.
How do you format os x external hard drive with windows?
Go into Control Panel>Administrative Tools>Computer Management>Disk Management. The drive should show up, then you can right click on it, delete the current partition (s), re-partition, then format using NTFS or Fat32 that will be visible to windows based systems.
Is a external hard drive formatted for windows xp compatible with windows vista?
Yes, if it's formatted to FAT or NTFS.
