USB stick/Flash drive wont partition to NTFS

comeradealexi · 9 Jan 2009 at 19:43

Tried doing it through windows and a linux partitioning OS but all of them didnt work and it only works on FAT32

any ideas why? thanks

Clark the White · 10 Jan 2009 at 00:38

I had the same problem when I first got my flash drive.

try this it worked for me

http://www.ntfs.com/quest22.htm

Moonrise · 10 Jan 2009 at 01:14

I agree with Clark the White.

Just be aware that you have to left click the "Safely Remove Hardware" icon in theTaskbar Tray to prevent data loss when you remove the drive.

Because of the way flash drives work, changing the partition to NTFS causes more wear to the drives memory chips. However it will enable you to copy single files with a size of 4GB or more to it (such as a DVD).

comeradealexi · 10 Jan 2009 at 09:26

it still didnt work

followed that tutorial exactly

Clark the White · 10 Jan 2009 at 11:56

What make and model is it?

comeradealexi · 10 Jan 2009 at 12:24

Clark the White said:
What make and model is it?

dont know :S

bought it off ebay and it doesnt say on the stick

yashiro · 10 Jan 2009 at 12:55

The only reason to do this would be for large files.

If this is the issue, and you cant get NTFS to work, just use rar or tar and split the files instead.

IAmATeaf · 10 Jan 2009 at 13:21

Doesn't NTFS have a minimum size? I remember trying to format a 1gb memory stick as NTFS, just to see if I could and it complained that the drive was too small.