Comments on: how to reformat your pen drive http://www.3till7.net/2007/04/19/how-to-reformat-your-pen-drive/ Programming, espresso, and grumbling. Wed, 10 Mar 2010 16:58:38 -0800 hourly 1 By: Olivier http://www.3till7.net/2007/04/19/how-to-reformat-your-pen-drive/comment-page-1/#comment-205817 Olivier Mon, 19 Nov 2007 20:59:50 +0000 http://www.3till7.net/2007/04/19/how-to-reformat-your-pen-drive/#comment-205817 Excellent step by step instrutions. Worked great for me. Thank you! Excellent step by step instrutions. Worked great for me. Thank you!

]]> By: Sarah http://www.3till7.net/2007/04/19/how-to-reformat-your-pen-drive/comment-page-1/#comment-203162 Sarah Mon, 12 Nov 2007 20:56:04 +0000 http://www.3till7.net/2007/04/19/how-to-reformat-your-pen-drive/#comment-203162 You should be able to use the same technique as above, because when I do <code>which fdisk</code> on my Powerbook, it tells me <code>/usr/sbin/fdisk</code>, so fdisk is available on OS X. You should be able to use the same technique as above, because when I do which fdisk on my Powerbook, it tells me /usr/sbin/fdisk, so fdisk is available on OS X.

]]> By: Robin http://www.3till7.net/2007/04/19/how-to-reformat-your-pen-drive/comment-page-1/#comment-203121 Robin Mon, 12 Nov 2007 15:27:44 +0000 http://www.3till7.net/2007/04/19/how-to-reformat-your-pen-drive/#comment-203121 This is exactly what I have found. Could you tell me how I reformat a stick when I use a mac OS X? Many thanks This is exactly what I have found. Could you tell me how I reformat a stick when I use a mac OS X?

Many thanks

]]> By: vinod http://www.3till7.net/2007/04/19/how-to-reformat-your-pen-drive/comment-page-1/#comment-134089 vinod Tue, 22 May 2007 11:24:02 +0000 http://www.3till7.net/2007/04/19/how-to-reformat-your-pen-drive/#comment-134089 its partitoned to 475mb i want to delete this and extend its partition, 2gb mp4 player supports amv formate video file player..mp3,fm,pic book,games etc.if get solution plz mail me to dvinod.eluru@gmail.com its partitoned to 475mb i want to delete this and extend its partition, 2gb mp4 player supports amv formate video file player..mp3,fm,pic book,games etc.if get solution plz mail me to dvinod.eluru@gmail.com

]]> By: vinod http://www.3till7.net/2007/04/19/how-to-reformat-your-pen-drive/comment-page-1/#comment-134088 vinod Tue, 22 May 2007 11:21:15 +0000 http://www.3till7.net/2007/04/19/how-to-reformat-your-pen-drive/#comment-134088 hi im looking for mp4 player, its actull size showing 1.98 that mean 2gb but its formated to 475mb i want to remove this partition and make the partition to 1gb if possible tell me doing in windows, i try the things u mentioned steps .. hi
im looking for mp4 player, its actull size showing 1.98 that mean 2gb but its formated to 475mb i want to remove this partition and make the partition to 1gb if possible tell me doing in windows, i try the things u mentioned steps ..

]]> By: bodinux http://www.3till7.net/2007/04/19/how-to-reformat-your-pen-drive/comment-page-1/#comment-133180 bodinux Mon, 21 May 2007 07:52:33 +0000 http://www.3till7.net/2007/04/19/how-to-reformat-your-pen-drive/#comment-133180 Well you can also use gparted sudo apt-get install gparted gparted that's it Well you can also use gparted

sudo apt-get install gparted

gparted

that’s it

]]> By: surfed http://www.3till7.net/2007/04/19/how-to-reformat-your-pen-drive/comment-page-1/#comment-120539 surfed Thu, 03 May 2007 07:32:49 +0000 http://www.3till7.net/2007/04/19/how-to-reformat-your-pen-drive/#comment-120539 so why do you delete/recreate partition before formating? surely a simple mkfs.vfat... would do? so why do you delete/recreate partition before formating? surely a simple mkfs.vfat… would do?

]]> By: Sarah http://www.3till7.net/2007/04/19/how-to-reformat-your-pen-drive/comment-page-1/#comment-115453 Sarah Wed, 25 Apr 2007 12:28:25 +0000 http://www.3till7.net/2007/04/19/how-to-reformat-your-pen-drive/#comment-115453 Awesome Steve, thanks! Now I can avoid future reformats. Awesome Steve, thanks! Now I can avoid future reformats.

]]> By: Steve http://www.3till7.net/2007/04/19/how-to-reformat-your-pen-drive/comment-page-1/#comment-115442 Steve Wed, 25 Apr 2007 12:16:08 +0000 http://www.3till7.net/2007/04/19/how-to-reformat-your-pen-drive/#comment-115442 You can configure Nautilus not to create the .Trash folder - see http://ubuntu.wordpress.com/2006/09/13/no-trash-on-external-usb-drives/ You can configure Nautilus not to create the .Trash folder – see http://ubuntu.wordpress.com/2006/09/13/no-trash-on-external-usb-drives/

]]> By: Trin http://www.3till7.net/2007/04/19/how-to-reformat-your-pen-drive/comment-page-1/#comment-110901 Trin Thu, 19 Apr 2007 21:02:22 +0000 http://www.3till7.net/2007/04/19/how-to-reformat-your-pen-drive/#comment-110901 Oh, I've been wondering how to get rid of those hidden .Trash directories that Ubuntu likes to stick on my USB stick (I've never heard them called pen drives!). I always just booted into Windows and deleted all of the trash files, but now that I don't have to go throough the hassle of Windows, that's nice. Oh, I’ve been wondering how to get rid of those hidden .Trash directories that Ubuntu likes to stick on my USB stick (I’ve never heard them called pen drives!). I always just booted into Windows and deleted all of the trash files, but now that I don’t have to go throough the hassle of Windows, that’s nice.

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