USB Key File System

[Neil]

On 8/19/08, Derek Broughton <news at pointerstop.ca> wrote:
> Mumia W. wrote:
>
> > On 08/18/2008 03:27 PM, Sam Albers wrote:
> >> I have some trouble with my Cruzer Micro 4GB USB key. I use this device
> >> primarily to move file between XP and Ubuntu. I was on XP recently and
> >> out of boredom changed the name of the USB key to "Danger Bird". Now when
> >> I try to use the key in Ubuntu I received the error message:
> >>
> >> The volume uses the Danger Bird file system which is not supported by
> >> your system.
> >>
> >> I am wondering if there is any way to reformate the USB key in Ubuntu. I
> >> have tried reformatting it in Windows but this does not seem to have any
> >> effect. Any ideas on how I might be able to simply reset this USB key to
> >> factory settings or change the file system?
> >>
> >> Thanks in advance.
> >>
> >>
> >
> > I recently had to reformat my usb key, and it was as simple as this:
> >
> > mkdosfs -n MYLABEL /dev/sda14
>
> I wonder if you can actually mkdosfs on a 4GB key?
>
> In any case, one of the mkfs options would work, and I suspect the OP
> accidentally changed the wrong thing and didn't actually change its _name_.
> I don't know what he _did_ do, but your command should give him a useable
> stick.
> --
> derek

Yes you can use FAT-32 on a 4GB disk (and it can be usefull)
Fat 16 is limited to 2 GiB, but fat 32 is limited to 8 TiB.
File sizes on Fat 32 are limited to 4 GiB however, but that's no
problem with a 4GB stick (4GB is smaller than 4 GiB).
Source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File_system_comparison

Neil
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