Does Panda usb vaccine vaccinate the exfat usb drives

[jraju]

Hi,
I use this little program to safeguard usb from viruses and other infections.
Lately I have seen , hat one of the mp4 files turned in to an exe file.
mp4 files are read by tb usb ports.
i do not know, why my tv usb deos not just open the pendrive in tv usb port.
I get alert , there is no device connected .
on perusing , i found that one of the files has become exe files in one of the mp4 files.
How this could happen
i tried panda usb vaccine in my pendrive, which has exfat format.
the storage size is 64 gb.
Can i read files in tv usb, if i change this to fat or fat 32, if i vaccinate the usb with the panda usb vaccine
I get the alert vaccination was not possible
the vollume format is not in supported format error while trying to vaccinate
please give solution for this.
If i could use the fat32 for 64 gb drive, please say so
the exact error message is " the volume format suppport is not active"

 

[billmcct]

Format NTFS. Fat 32 will only work up to 32GB.

 

[jraju]

Hi, then what is the solution to my problem. the default forma is exfat in the pendrive

 

[billmcct]

Move your data off the drive and format it to NTFS. Your TV doesn't want to read exFat and fat 32 wont work on drives over 32 GB.
In Explorer right click the drive and click format.

 

[jraju]

Hi, but the other pendrive of the same brand, same storage capacity works fine.
Ok, If i change to NTFS, WHICH I think that my tv supports would that affect anything in viewing
sandisk comes in exfat format, and from your reply , I think, that it could be changed to ntfs. please

 

[billmcct]

Only Sandisk drives above 32GB come in exFat format. Drives 32GB and below are Fat32. My Samsung TVs would not read the exFat drives I had to use NTFS. (older Samsungs) So your saying your TV will read one exFat drive and not the other?

 

[jraju]

Yes. Ok, will try to format in ntfs. Will there be decrease of storage if i format in ntfs

 

[billmcct]

No.

 

[jraju]

Hi, your solution worked splendidly.
changed the exfact to ntfs and now the tv recognizes without any problem.
thanks billc
One sub query:
could I format a exfat prendrive to ntfs without loosing the data, is there a way
instead of copying to a folder and format and erasing the data
Moreover, when i contacted the samsung support, the staff told me that it would not support a pendrive more than 32 gb pendrive.
But , my 64 gb read well .
is it because, the files stored is less than 32 gb or the capacity of the pendrive.
please say,
The staff asked me details of the tv model etc..

 

[billmcct]

Short answer, big NO. At format all data is destroyed.

 

[jraju]

Hi, bill , see my edited post asking one more query

 

[billmcct]

I regularly use a 128GB drive with well over 100GB on it. Just tried a 4TB drive of movies and it wouldn't work. But it works fine plugged into mu Roku3 box.