My flash drive is full, I can't open it to delete some of the old files and folders?
what happens when you try to open it? nothing? do you get an error? If builders built buildings like programmers wrote programs, then the first woodpecker that came along would destroy civilization.
just reformat it...presto... Some HELP in posting on Computing.net plus free progs and instructions 7 Medals
I don't get an error message just a blank screen. I clicked on properties and that's how I know it's full.
Excuse my lack of skills, but how do I reformat it?
FYI Ike Peters...if you format the drive you will lose all data on it and lose any chance of recovering it! If builders built buildings like programmers wrote programs, then the first woodpecker that came along would destroy civilization.
Just open my computer, right click on your flash drive and select reformat Some HELP in posting on Computing.net plus free progs and instructions 7 Medals
"I don't get an error message just a blank screen." You can't do anything with it until it's detected properly.
Try it in a drectly connected to the mboard USB port.
If that doesn't help, it's likely you have damaged the partition table info on it by unplugging it at the wrong time. . Windows can format a flash drive, but it has to be seeing the drive properly when it does - it can't delete the partition and make new one due to Microsoft's wishes. (The same probably applies for the HP format program.)
You can fix the problem if the flash drive itself is not damaged.
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