Jump Drive ??? "Carol2" <walderac[ at ]NSwah.midco.net> 12/16/2008 10:45:58 PM I have just purchased an 8 GB Lexar USB drive. It comes with SecureII software, which is supposed to allow me to encrypt files & Shred sensitive material (such is my understanding). I don't believe that I would ever need to transport sensitive material & would probably appreciate the 14 MB space more. My 1st question......am I right in my desire to eliminate that folder, freeing up the entire 8 GB space? Secondly..... My WinXP machine is NTFS format. This jump drive is in Fat32. Is it possible (or even Wise) to format it in NTFS? Would like to hear any pros & cons of doing so. I have a 512 MB jump drive that is Fat32, & I'm OK with that as it is so small. TIA, Carol2

Re: Jump Drive ??? "Shenan Stanley" <newshelper[ at ]gmail.com> 12/16/2008 11:02:26 PM Carol2 wrote: [Quoted Text] > I have just purchased an 8 GB Lexar USB drive. It comes with > SecureII software, which is supposed to allow me to encrypt files & > Shred sensitive material (such is my understanding). I don't > believe that I would ever need to transport sensitive material & > would probably appreciate the 14 MB space more. My 1st > question......am I right in my desire to eliminate that folder, > freeing up the entire 8 GB space? > Secondly..... My WinXP machine is NTFS format. This jump drive is > in Fat32. Is it possible (or even Wise) to format it in NTFS? Would like > to hear any pros & cons of doing so. I have a 512 MB > jump drive that is Fat32, & I'm OK with that as it is so small. You'll gain nothing other than security going NTFS (well - that is unless you plan on transporting any single files over 4GB in size?) It's your thumb drive - format it and store on it what you see fit/feel your needs are. It's not a question of right/wrong. ;-) -- Shenan Stanley MS-MVP -- How To Ask Questions The Smart Way http://www.catb.org/~esr/faqs/smart-questions.html

Re: Jump Drive ??? "Don Schmidt" <Don Engineer[ at ]PNB.Retired_1987> 12/17/2008 12:51:15 AM I was faced with the same predicament when I obtained a Cruzer USB thumb drive. You would be better off going to the Lexar website and see if you can get the reinstall program for the security part of the drive. I wonder if you can format the drive to NTSF? If you do succeed, please post back; it would be valuable information. -- Don - Windows XP Pro® SP 3 Vancouver, USA "Carol2" <walderac[ at ]NSwah.midco.net> wrote in message news:x5GdnRkMJoy7stXUnZ2dnUVZ_gWdnZ2d[ at ]midco.net... [Quoted Text] >I have just purchased an 8 GB Lexar USB drive. It comes with SecureII >software, which is supposed to allow me to encrypt files & Shred sensitive >material (such is my understanding). I don't believe that I would ever >need to transport sensitive material & would probably appreciate the 14 MB >space more. My 1st question......am I right in my desire to eliminate that >folder, freeing up the entire 8 GB space? > > Secondly..... My WinXP machine is NTFS format. This jump drive is in > Fat32. Is it possible (or even Wise) to format it in NTFS? Would like to > hear any pros & cons of doing so. I have a 512 MB jump drive that is > Fat32, & I'm OK with that as it is so small. > > TIA, > Carol2 >

Re: Jump Drive ??? "Shenan Stanley" <newshelper[ at ]gmail.com> 12/17/2008 1:06:19 AM <snip> Don Schmidt wrote: <snipped> [Quoted Text] > I wonder if you can format the drive to NTSF? If you do succeed, > please post back; it would be valuable information. Really? K... http://www.malwarebytes.org/forums/index.php?showtopic=4580 or http://www.online-tech-tips.com/computer-tips/format-usb-ntfs/ or http://www.technize.com/2008/07/14/how-to-format-usb-drive-with-ntfs-file-system/ or http://www.pctipsbox.com/format-a-usb-drive-with-ntfs-file-system/ Probably more... All basically the same couple of solutions. ;-) -- Shenan Stanley MS-MVP -- How To Ask Questions The Smart Way http://www.catb.org/~esr/faqs/smart-questions.html

Re: Jump Drive ??? "Don Schmidt" <Don Engineer[ at ]PNB.Retired_1987> 12/17/2008 1:53:16 AM Many thanks. Another worthwhile day; 'learned something new. -- Don - Vancouver, USA "May your shadow be found in happy places." - Native North American "Shenan Stanley" <newshelper[ at ]gmail.com> wrote in message news:OSbTwO%23XJHA.6064[ at ]TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl... [Quoted Text] > <snip> > > Don Schmidt wrote: > <snipped> >> I wonder if you can format the drive to NTSF? If you do succeed, >> please post back; it would be valuable information. > > Really? > K... > > http://www.malwarebytes.org/forums/index.php?showtopic=4580 > or > http://www.online-tech-tips.com/computer-tips/format-usb-ntfs/ > or > http://www.technize.com/2008/07/14/how-to-format-usb-drive-with-ntfs-file-system/ > or > http://www.pctipsbox.com/format-a-usb-drive-with-ntfs-file-system/ > > Probably more... All basically the same couple of solutions. ;-) > > -- > Shenan Stanley > MS-MVP > -- > How To Ask Questions The Smart Way > http://www.catb.org/~esr/faqs/smart-questions.html >

Re: Jump Drive ??? "W****n S***********g" <BIGBROTHER[ at ]CIA.GOV> 12/17/2008 5:43:41 AM "Don Schmidt" <Don Engineer[ at ]PNB.Retired_1987> wrote in message news:Q_ydncYYM6kUxtXUnZ2dnUVZ_vudnZ2d[ at ]posted.palinacquisition... [Quoted Text] > Many thanks. Another worthwhile day; 'learned something new. > > > -- At a moderate price >> >> Really? >> K... >> >