Removing U3 from a flashdrive.

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  1. wysiwyg
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    Removing U3 from a flashdrive.


    I have a couple of flashdrives (USB sticks) with U3 installed, apparently this was used In XP, so far all the tools I've tried to format it have refused to work in Win 7,
    Does anyone know of a way to remove this U3 partition.

    My reason for having to get rid of it, my Foxsat HDR will only accept Fat 32 and it rejects the drive because of the U3 partition, even though the rest is Fat 32.

    I need some way to force format.
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  3. brady
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    Sandisk Cruzer - remove U3 partition? - Storage - Desktops
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  4. stormy13
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    This,

    Bring the power of portable software to your USB flash drive - make it a U3 smart drive!

    should do it.
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  6. wysiwyg
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    They don't work. I just keeps failing to respond, and closes down.
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  7. TGSoldier
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    low level format it.
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  8. brady
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    what fails to respond? the application(s) or the drive?
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  10. wysiwyg
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    The application fails to respond (Close down)
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  11. brady
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    have you tried the app in compatibility mode? and have you tried the low level format that TGS suggested?
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  12. wysiwyg
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    low level format it
    Whats a low level.?
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  13. brady
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    couple of programs that can do that for you: this should work: HDDGURU: HDD Low Level Format Tool
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