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<blockquote data-quote="chscag" data-source="post: 987473" data-attributes="member: 46727"><p>Guys....</p><p></p><p>This has been banged around many times, but here it is again:</p><p></p><p>You <strong>CAN NOT</strong> use Disk Utility to format a flash drive and then use it in a Windows computer. Here's why: Disk Utility creates a 200 MB protective partition in front of the main partition. Mac OS X ignores this 200 MB partition and will "see" the entire flash drive as one partition.</p><p></p><p>HOWEVER.... Windows "sees" the flash drive as removable media and as such will only recognize the first partition it sees. And guess what that first partition is? Yes, the 200 MB.</p><p></p><p>Solution: Reformat the flash drive using "GParted" (Linux utility). That will wipe the flash drive clean and setup one true partition. GParted is a free download from <a href="http://gparted.sourceforge.net/" target="_blank">here</a>.</p><p></p><p>Regards.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="chscag, post: 987473, member: 46727"] Guys.... This has been banged around many times, but here it is again: You [B]CAN NOT[/B] use Disk Utility to format a flash drive and then use it in a Windows computer. Here's why: Disk Utility creates a 200 MB protective partition in front of the main partition. Mac OS X ignores this 200 MB partition and will "see" the entire flash drive as one partition. HOWEVER.... Windows "sees" the flash drive as removable media and as such will only recognize the first partition it sees. And guess what that first partition is? Yes, the 200 MB. Solution: Reformat the flash drive using "GParted" (Linux utility). That will wipe the flash drive clean and setup one true partition. GParted is a free download from [URL="http://gparted.sourceforge.net/"]here[/URL]. Regards. [/QUOTE]
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