64gb Usb Flash Drives Not Compatible With Older Windows

Discussion in 'Hardware' started by HarryPotter, May 25, 2021.

  1. HarryPotter

    HarryPotter MajorGeek

    Hi! A couple months ago, my mother got me five 64GB flash drives from the internet. I wanted 32GB, but the site was out, so she got me 64GB. They work on my Win10/64 laptop but not my older computers. :( Formatting them on those computers seems to work. :) Now, I have some of the software on which I'm working and some documentation on one flash drive, but it was not reformatted. Is there a way to reformat a drive without losing its contents? I could copy the files off of it, reformat it then copy the files back, but I'm wondering if there is an easier way.
     
    HarryPotter, May 25, 2021
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  2. plodr

    plodr Major Geek Super Extraordinaire

    No.
     
    plodr, May 26, 2021
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  3. HarryPotter

    HarryPotter MajorGeek

    Okay. I can back up the flash drive, reformat it then restore the information. Thank you for your input.
     
    HarryPotter, May 26, 2021
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