[arch-general] USB Flash drive problems (SOLVED)

[P .NIKOLIC]

On Mon, 5 Nov 2012 19:00:43 +0000
"P .NIKOLIC" <p.nikolic1 at btinternet.com> wrote:

> On Mon, 5 Nov 2012 17:18:48 +0200
> Tom Rand <tom at tomsbox.co.uk> wrote:
> 
> > My son-in-law recently purchased 2 of these & he could not access
> > them on PS3 or my arch desktop.
> > It turned out they were formatted as EXFAT, he re-formatted as NTFS
> > & all was ok for him.
> > 
> > What are yours formatted as?
> > 
> > Also I have had similar issue's in the past & just re-formatted to
> > FAT & all was ok.
> 
> 
> Hi Tom .
> 
> Been there using the laptop that is not as upto date  and completely
> redid the partition and formatted one of them vfat  still the same on
> this machine but ok on the laptop  .
> 
> I need to keep them vfat as they are actually for use in the car it
> takes mp3's on usb drives (max 4Gb) and only read vfat (and only mp3
> not ogg)
> 
> Pete .
> 
> 
> 
> 

Replying to ones self .. as in the previous mail 


Now Solved

Pete 


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