Best USB drives to buy right now? Recommendations wanted!
in Computer Peripherals ·
darkowl72 said:It might have some original Toshiba software pre-installed. If you right-click and check the properties, you can see which file system the drive is using. It might be formatted as FAT, which won't handle large files. Try formatting it to NTFS if you're running Windows 7 or 8...
http://windows.microsoft.com/en-us/w...t-file-systems
I'm using Windows XP Pro. I managed to copy a 5.5 GB file—a full program installation—without any issues the first time, though I hit a wall with a second one of a similar size. Then again, I moved a 1.1 GB movie onto it yesterday without a hitch, so clearly I don't have all the answers. I'll check whether it's formatted as FAT or NTFS when I get a chance.😠.
On another note, is it normal for a USB drive's capacity to be a few gigs lower than what's listed on the packaging? If not, I'm taking it back to Walmart to get my money back.
Thanks. 🙂