Why is my USB drive name is always in CAPS?


  1. Posts : 7
    7 ultimate 64-bit
       #1

    Why is my USB drive name is always in CAPS?


    Why would Windows insist on all capitals for USB disk names? If I rename it changes to capital casing. In explorer and in a command window:

    Code:
    C:\>label f: usbdisk
    it becomes "USBDISK" in explorer. What gives?
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  2. Posts : 273
    Windows 7 Home Premium 64bit
       #2

    Well that's odd. I have a few USB Flash drives and they allow lower case drive names. Just for curiosity's sake how is the drive formatted?
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  3. Posts : 1,426
    7 Pro
       #3

    FAT32 file system limitation
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  4. Posts : 273
    Windows 7 Home Premium 64bit
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    brady said:
    FAT32 file system limitation
    That was what I was thinking. NTFS formatting will let you use lower case drive names. So what you could do is take all of the stuff off your flash drive. Reformat it using NTFS and then put everything back on, and you should be good. :)
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  5. Posts : 8,398
    ultimate 64 sp1
       #5

    you don't actually need to reformat, nor do you need fancy software to convert to ntfs.

    Convert FAT or FAT32 Volume to NTFS
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  6. Posts : 273
    Windows 7 Home Premium 64bit
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    mickey megabyte said:
    https://www.sevenforums.com/tutorials/11106-convert-fat-fat32-volume-ntfs.html, nor do you need fancy software to convert to ntfs.
    Well how about that. I didn't know you could do that! I've learned something today. :) +Rep
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  7. Posts : 8,398
    ultimate 64 sp1
       #7

    thanks for rep, but hold on - i changed my link to a sevenforums tutorial, rather than some random outside site. :)

    *edit* somebody changed your quote too
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  8. Posts : 110
    Windows 7 Professional x64
       #8

    Expanding on what mickey megabyte said, just run the following command in Command Prompt:
    Code:
    CONVERT f: /FS:NTFS
    LABEL f: usbdisk
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  9. Posts : 273
    Windows 7 Home Premium 64bit
       #9

    BriceH said:
    Expanding on what mickey megabyte said, just run the following command in Command Prompt:
    Code:
    CONVERT f: /FS:NTFS
    LABEL f: usbdisk
    After backing up the data on that drive of course.
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  10. Posts : 7,730
    Windows 7 Ultimate SP1 64-Bit
       #10

    acidburn said:
    Why would Windows insist on all capitals for USB disk names? If I rename it changes to capital casing. In explorer and in a command window:

    Code:
    C:\>label f: usbdisk
    it becomes "USBDISK" in explorer. What gives?
    Thanks for starting this thread, it's something that's been bugging me for ages.

    A solution at last and another thumbs up to Brink!
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