Most of the time formatting a flash drive is a very simple decision. There are only two situations where you should take consideration on what format to use. Here are the details: Note: This article is focused towards Windows and Mac operating systems. The file formats available for a flash drive are: FAT (also called […]
The maximum file size for a single file on a FAT32 file system is not exactly 4 GB, but rather slightly less than that. FAT32 uses a 32-bit file allocation table, which means it can theoretically support file sizes up to 4,294,967,295 bytes (which is 4 GB minus 1 byte). However, in practical terms, the […]
Sometimes Windows cannot delete the system volume on the disk because the partition table is corrupt. The solution is very easy and all the tools required to solve this problem are pre-installed and ready to use on any Windows 10 (+) computer. In short, the Disk Management utility cannot delete the volume because there is […]
When trying to format a flash drive in Windows (7 or 10) you will see the file system options best suited for the device. The proper file systems for a flash drive is: FAT, FAT32 or exFAT. Windows provides NTFS as an option for USB flash drives, but as mentioned before, NTFS is not the […]
Yes. Performing an Erase or “full format” shortens the life of the device. The erase function is also very slow. Here are some additional questions based on the answer above which we will address in today’s post: Is “erase” and “format” the same thing? Erasing flash memory (a.k.a. Setting all bits to 0, also called […]
For those wanting both security and style, Western Digital has released a re-imagined design for their trusted portable storage devices. The My Passport portable drive can store a massive amount of photos, videos, and music for any media that interests the user. Available in a vibrant array of colors, the sleek style fits comfortably in […]
Lake Forest, CA — July, 2015 — Nexcopy Inc., introduces a new software suite which supports data locking content to secure digital media. The software function supports both full size Secure Digital card media and microSD card media. The data locking feature will turn the SD card into a read only card so data cannot […]
Nexcopy announced an all new microSD duplicator line of products which range from 20 ports to 60 ports for data loading to microSD media. Nexcopy is known for their USB duplicators, and has since expanded out to Secure Digital, Compact Flash and now microSD duplicators. They had a microSD solution before but it used microSD […]