Is it possible to modify a thumbstick?

dvdbunny · 22 Apr 2009 at 18:36

please don't ban me I'm just a bunny

bledd · 22 Apr 2009 at 18:38

bledd. said:
disk management

right click, format

this is the solution

dvdbunny · 22 Apr 2009 at 18:39

this is totally sweet

I just went to my computer and right clicked and pressed explore on the usb thumbstick drive and just deleted the files on the thumbstick and they deleted. The drive wasn't copy protected. Now I take it I been lucky and don't need to do any formatting right? It just works right away with nothing needing to be done?

paradigm · 22 Apr 2009 at 18:40

OH MY GOD, as if you didn't try that before posting.

:rolleyes:

Seriously, go away.

p4radox · 22 Apr 2009 at 19:06

dvdbunny said:
this is totally sweet

I just went to my computer and right clicked and pressed explore on the usb thumbstick drive and just deleted the files on the thumbstick and they deleted. The drive wasn't copy protected. Now I take it I been lucky and don't need to do any formatting right? It just works right away with nothing needing to be done?

Someone please get rid of him. It's not even funny anymore.

Antar Bolaeisk · 22 Apr 2009 at 19:30

dvdbunny said:
this is totally sweet

I just went to my computer and right clicked and pressed explore on the usb thumbstick drive and just deleted the files on the thumbstick and they deleted. The drive wasn't copy protected. Now I take it I been lucky and don't need to do any formatting right? It just works right away with nothing needing to be done?

I seriously think you just post these threads looking for attention, what computer user doesn't at least know basics such as deleting files (even my sister can do this).

Fair enough you had to master the complexity of the right click, managing to get the mouse in just the correct position so the required context menu appeared before then having to deal with and decipher the whole new world of options presented to you, but was it really that hard? :confused:

dangerstat · 22 Apr 2009 at 19:46

paradigm said:
OH MY GOD, as if you didn't try that before posting.

Seriously, go away.

dvdbunny · 22 Apr 2009 at 20:17

okay even when I right click on usb thumbstick in my computer and click properties it says used space 32kb and free space 483MB. I still want to format it as I want it as clean as possible as I will be putting important data on it like my book among other things and I don't want it lost. Currently I see the file system as FAT. I then right clicked and pressed format. I now see three options in a drop down box NTFS, FAT 32, FAT. It's already highlighted on FAT in the drop down box. it shows the capaity at 483MB. Should I tick the box for quick format? There are two tick boxes which are not ticked but grayed out so I can't choose them which is 'enable compression' and 'create an MS-DOS startup disk'. So do I just click format or quick format for FAT file system or FAT 32 or NTFS?

thepeganator · 22 Apr 2009 at 20:40

Use fat, it's fine for a 512mb stick, compression needs an ntfs disk, and you dont want an ms-dos startup disk.

Leave it as default, and quick format is fine.

SB118 · 22 Apr 2009 at 20:45

Antar Bolaeisk said:
I seriously think you just post these threads looking for attention, what computer user doesn't at least know basics such as deleting files (even my sister can do this).

Fair enough you had to master the complexity of the right click, managing to get the mouse in just the correct position so the required context menu appeared before then having to deal with and decipher the whole new world of options presented to you, but was it really that hard?

It's official, dvdbunny has less pc know-how than my 4 year old daughter.

thepeganator · 22 Apr 2009 at 20:47

The one thing we can say for sure is that dvdbunny will never be employed by MS to advertise how easy pcs are to use

Phil99 · 22 Apr 2009 at 22:40

My god, with the level of intelligence demonstrated on these forums I really really can't wait until his novel reaches the shelves :cool:

Princey · 23 Apr 2009 at 00:22

<3 dvdbunny

dvdbunny · 23 Apr 2009 at 00:39

will thge formatting work just as well in the usb 1.0 port? You see the plastic shell around my usb thumbstick is too big for my usb 2.0 ports. and I can't get it off. So will the usb 1.0 or i think it is 1.1 will that be fine for the format?

thepeganator · 23 Apr 2009 at 00:44

O
M
G.

A rubbish 512mb memory stick will still suffer on a USB 1.1 slot.

Have you really not got an extender or ports round the back?

NightSt@lk3r · 23 Apr 2009 at 00:48

dvdbunny said:
please don't ban me I'm just a bunny

Your a dip **** that's what you are.

Princey · 23 Apr 2009 at 00:52

No need for that.

dvdbunny · 23 Apr 2009 at 00:52

okay I done the formatting on the 1.1 port and installed some stuff on it, it seems to be working good. thanks for all the help

dvdbunny · 23 Apr 2009 at 00:53

actually guys, you know you are absolutely huge help. I am really very appreciative of all the patience you have with me, thank you so much I am really very grateful. Thank you very much.

Phil99 · 23 Apr 2009 at 00:57

dvdbunny said:
will thge formatting work just as well in the usb 1.0 port? You see the plastic shell around my usb thumbstick is too big for my usb 2.0 ports. and I can't get it off. So will the usb 1.0 or i think it is 1.1 will that be fine for the format?

Don't forget to also make sure it's firmly inserted in the socket, when you format the memory stick you'll find it starts to weigh a bit more.

Also, don't forget that USB1.0 and 1.1 runs on a slightly different voltage to USB2.0. For normal usage this is fine but for intensive operations like formatting too much voltage travels through the port causing an overload of electrons in the memory stick causing it to potentially catch fire. This, coupled with the heavy memory stick caused by the formatting could land you in some serious trouble.

Your only real option is to hack away the plastic to get it in a USB2 port.