How to change the file system on the flash drive

The popularity of flash drives is strictly growing from year to year. Exterior design, size, container and purpose changes. Flash drives are created in the form of jewelry, to load Windows, to transfer and storing information. The main parameters are still the container and type of file system. There are 128 GB models on sale. The features of the file system are determined by the assignment of the flash drive, but if desired, it can be changed.

First we will understand how the type of file system is affected by the flash drive. A purchased drive does not need formatting, it has already been executed. When copying a file to it, the user can see an error message. For example, "The file is too great ...". Although free space is enough. If the standard type of system is FAT-32 on the flash drive, then the maximum size of the 4 GB file is allowed. To record files in excess of this size, you need an NTFS system. The EXT-2 system does not work in Windows.

Formatting the drive may be needed if it, as the electronic device, has suddenly fails and gives a critical error. Before formatting, first decide on the selection of the file system. The most used now is FAT-32 and NTFS. Users flash drives with a capacity of more than 16 GB prefer NTFS, as you can download large files to the disk. For example, high quality video. Note that some household players and TVs do not work with this system. Small flash drives can simply format the FAT-32 system.

The next step is to save the contents of the drive on another carrier. When formatting all information from the disk is erased. Connect the USB flash drive to the computer port. The system will define a new device, the "Autostart" window opens. Close it. Create, for example, on the hard disk folder to transfer information from a removable disk. Copy all the necessary information into it. Delete the remaining files are no need - they will be automatically deleted. Go to the "Computer" folder, find in it in the section "Removable discs" Flash drive. Do not open.

Click on the flash drive icon with the right mouse button. In the open context menu, select the "Format" string and activate it with the left mouse button. The formatting window opens. Here you specify the desired parameters. Tom labeled (its name) to specify optional. Fast cleaning of the table of contents - it is desirable to choose when using a volume of more than 16 GB. The default file system FAT-32 is specified. Versions of Windows 7, 8 allow you to change it on NTFS. The remaining parameters are automatically exhibited.

Finished the choice of parameters - click the "Start" button. In the next window, confirm the continuation of formatting. Wait for the end of the process for a few seconds. When it successfully completes, a notification of this will be released. If the disk formatting has ended with an error, that is, the probability of it understanding. Writing large files to the disk is very slow - it's time to buy a new USB port. For example, here.

You can change the file system without formatting if you want to avoid deleting information from the disk, you do not have a place to copy it, there is no desire to spend time on pumping back. Open the command prompt: "Win + R", then enter the "CMD" command. In the console, dial "Convert [Your Disc]: / FS: NTFS", here "[Your Disc]" - the letter name of the drive. If a warning came out, that the disk is busy, then confirm its shutdown - "Y / Yes." As a result, you will receive a disk with a new file system without formatting, saving all the information. If you enter "Format" instead of the "convert" command, then the usual formatting of the disk is executed. Use this command for OS below Windows 7.

The formatting process of the flash drive is very simple, performed by standard Windows tools. It should be noted that the NTFS format has a small minus - the caching property. The drive from the USB port is necessary using the "Safe Removing Device" function. Otherwise, you risk losing data on it with a sharp disconnection.