My External Hard Drive is now classified as RAW - can you format it
ear Forum,
I have a Generic Flash External Disk Drive that I am having trouble formatting.
It has data that used to be on it before I changed the Storage Policies on the Control Set in the Registry Editor after reading on how to do it on the Microsoft Knowledge Base [url=http://windows.microsoft.com/en-au/windows7/formatting-disks-and-drives-frequently-asked-questions]Formatting
disks and drives: frequently asked questions[/url]
I have copied and pasted the data that was originally on the disk - I just want to know if there is a way of making the Generic External Disk Drive usable again.
I am unsure of the different names to change it to and just wish to utilise it again.
I tried to change the Format via this link [url=http://www.wikihow.com/Format-FAT32]How to Format FAT32: 7 Steps (with Pictures) - wikiHow[/url] - It came up that I had bad sectors.
Can someone please assist?
This is what I did in Registry Editor - I had to create the the StorageDevicePolicies folder.
Open Registry Editor.
In Registry Editor, navigate to the following registry key:
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Control\StorageDevicePolicies
Note: This key might not exist. In that case simply create it as a new key under the parent key.
Create the following value (DWORD):
WriteProtect
and give it a value of 1.
Note: As always, before making changes to your registry you should always make sure you have a valid backup. In cases where you're supposed to delete or modify keys or values from the registry it is possible to first export that key or value(s) to a .REG file before performing the changes.
Close Registry Editor.
Done!
Open Registry Editor.
In Registry Editor, navigate to the following registry key:
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Control\StorageDevicePolicies
Note: This key might not exist. In that case simply create it as a new key under the parent key.
Create the following value (DWORD):
WriteProtect
and give it a value of 1.
Note: As always, before making changes to your registry you should always make sure you have a valid backup. In cases where you're supposed to delete or modify keys or values from the registry it is possible to first export that key or value(s) to a .REG file before performing the changes.
Close Registry Editor.
Done!
I really require the information or wish to reuse the disk so can someone assist
or
Dear Forum,
I have a Generic Flash External Disk Drive that I am having trouble formatting.
It has data that used to be on it before I changed the Storage Policies on the Control Set in the Registry Editor after reading on how to do it on the Microsoft Knowledge Base [url=http://windows.microsoft.com/en-au/windows7/formatting-disks-and-drives-frequently-asked-questions]Formatting
disks and drives: frequently asked questions[/url]
I have copied and pasted the data that was originally on the disk - I just want to know if there is a way of making the Generic External Disk Drive usable again.
I am unsure of the different names to change it to and just wish to utilise it again.
I tried to change the Format via this link [url=http://www.wikihow.com/Format-FAT32]How to Format FAT32: 7 Steps (with Pictures) - wikiHow[/url] - It came up that I had bad sectors.
Can someone please assist?
This is what I did in Registry Editor - I had to create the the StorageDevicePolicies folder.
Open Registry Editor.
In Registry Editor, navigate to the following registry key:
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Control\StorageDevicePolicies
Note: This key might not exist. In that case simply create it as a new key under the parent key.
Create the following value (DWORD):
WriteProtect
and give it a value of 1.
Note: As always, before making changes to your registry you should always make sure you have a valid backup. In cases where you're supposed to delete or modify keys or values from the registry it is possible to first export that key or value(s) to a .REG file before performing the changes.
Close Registry Editor.
Done!
Open Registry Editor.
In Registry Editor, navigate to the following registry key:
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Control\StorageDevicePolicies
Note: This key might not exist. In that case simply create it as a new key under the parent key.
Create the following value (DWORD):
WriteProtect
and give it a value of 1.
Note: As always, before making changes to your registry you should always make sure you have a valid backup. In cases where you're supposed to delete or modify keys or values from the registry it is possible to first export that key or value(s) to a .REG file before performing the changes.
Close Registry Editor.
Done!
I really require the information or wish to reuse the disk so can someone assist
or
Melissa Lindsay