Friday, December 13, 2013

format a usb drive to ntfs

How do I format a USB Flash Drive to NTFS file system?

To enable NTFS on your USB Flash Drive drive (USB Flash Memory):
  • Right click My Computer and select Manage.
  • Open the Device Manager and find your USB drive under the Disk Drives heading.

  • Right click the drive and select Properties.
  • Choose Policies tab and select the "Optimize for performance" option.

  • Click OK.
  • Open My Computer
  • Select Format on the flash drive.
  • Choose NTFS in the File System dropdown box.
  • Device Formatting is complete.
important: To remove a device safely without data loss use a 
"safely remove hardware" procedure or Eject function from Windows Explorer.


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