Bootable Usb

[friwise]

Hello!!!!!
I have a bootable Usb for the Windows professional and since I already installed them to my laptop I want to make the usb normal again so that I can listan to music etc.
How do I do that?
I guess many of you can light me on this

 

[computersplus]

just reformat the USB drive NTFS

 

[friwise]

just reformat the USB drive NTFS

Thank you very much.
I formated it and now I will try to work it!!!!
hehehe

 

[whs]

USB sticks perform better when formatted in in Fat32. Read/write is faster.

 

[surfasb]

USB sticks perform better when formatted in in Fat32. Read/write is faster.

This is mostly true. It just prevent unnecessary reads and writes to the NTFS metadata crap.

 

[computersplus]

when formatted FAT and you plug them in and unplug them with out using safely remove hardware and then go to plug them back in somewhere else you will get the system wanting to run check disk on them just like Windows 98 days but when formatted NTFS you don't get that all the time

 

[WindowsStar]

USB sticks perform better when formatted in in Fat32. Read/write is faster.

This is mostly true. It just prevent unnecessary reads and writes to the NTFS metadata crap.

True and worse than you think. You never want to format a USB Memory drive anything but FAT32. Why? Because if you format it NTFS you shorten the life of your memory stick by 2/3. That is because NTFS writes, date, date modified, date accessed, etc. and all the ACLs permissions etc. All those writes go against your 10,000 read/writes. Even just opening the file NTFS updates the data.

 

[computersplus]

yes but with flash drive prices anymore who cares they are throw away

 

[computersplus]

a couple other things to take into account is that in order to store files larger than 4 gigs in size you would need NTFS file system plus if you have a flash drive over 32 gigs in size again you would need NTFS

 

[WindowsStar]

yes but with flash drive prices anymore who cares they are throw away

Point taken...however I keep buying the newer ones that are 32GB and 64GB not so cheap. <grin>. But on a 2GB that is just a file transfer flash drive that you don't care about the data...I would do that.

 

[computersplus]

that's what i use mine for I have three 4 gig drives to move files around to various machines I am repairing but yes large storage flash prices need to come down in price and they will as soon as the SSD market takes off

 

[WindowsStar]

that's what i use mine for I have three 4 gig drives to move files around to various machines I am repairing but yes large storage flash prices need to come down in price and they will as soon as the SSD market takes off

Good points about USB drives!! I added some REP!

 

[computersplus]

thanks man!

 

[whs]

WindowsStar, I am not sure about these 10.000 read/writes as a limit - from where do you get that. I am running a slideshow in my sidebar since 18 months off a Kingston 8GB stick - and the system is usually on for at least 10 hours. The stick has not failed yet and I am sure there were a lot more than 10.000 reads.

 

[WindowsStar]

I read it on one of the flash drive manufacture web sites a while back (~8 months). It came up when several of our techs formatted USB flash drives NTFS. They were using them for about 18 months and then all started having read/write issues. We contacted the manufacture and they pointed us to their web site stating to NEVER format a flash drive NTFS because it will decrease its life by 2/3. When we asked if it was just their brand they said any flash memory device. If 10,000 seem too low it could have been 100,000.

 

[whs]

OK, understand. But 10K and 100K is a big difference.

 

[WindowsStar]

Here are some links with more information:

OK to Format Cruzer With NTFS? - Other Cruzer & USB Flash drives - SanDisk Community
NTFS format for flash drives | HelpLine | Chron.com - Houston Chronicle
USB Flash Drive Comparison part 2 – FAT32 vs NTFS vs ExFAT

Enjoy.

 

[Tepid]

There are a couple problems with flash drives.

A. Sellers tell people they are fine to use for backing up data.

this is absolutly not true. Never use a thumb drive for data you do not want to lose.
Treat them like old floppy disks that can crap out at any time.
If you want a backup drive,, buy an external Hard Drive (a.k.a. HDD)

B. Thumb drives(flash drives) do have a life limit.

No, there is no exact amount of time or precise amount of read/writes. The numbers are estimates.

They go bad when they go bad, and yes, they do go bad.

C. Watch where you stick your stick (a.k.a. Thumb drive or a.k.a. Flash Drive or a.k.a. USB drive, including Exteranl USB Hard Drives)

PC's with faulty USB plugs will burn your stick.

They can also burn up the circuit board of an external hard drive,,, you can remove the drive and in most cases (99.999999% + )recover that data, but it's a pain in the ass for those who don't know how.

 

[computersplus]

like i said earlier they are throw aways especially when you can get an 8 gig flash drive for $20

 

[Tepid]

Yes, but not everyone knows that.
You have no idea how many people I come across that are told thumb drives are fine for backing up data.

So I wanted to clarify and hopefully make it very clear.. not to use them that way, to anyone who might be doing exactly that, who may read this thread..