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BrianG · 10.13.2008, 08:25 PM

What you can do depends on how the OS sees it.

> If the system sees it as a removeable harddrive:

You can run "chkdsk /f" from the command prompt to make sure the filesystem is still OK and doesn't have broken indexes or whatever.

Depending on the OS you are using, the system may have built a "System Volume Information" folder on it for the System Restore feature, which just creates system snapshots that allows you to revert back to a working point. This doesn't do much good on an external device, but can eat up a LOT of space for nothing. You could empty it if so (might be hidden) and/or disable this feature for that drive.

I wouldn't think so, but the device might also have write-caching enabled, which is not a good idea with removable media.

As said, reformatting would be the last option. Make sure you know what filesystem is currently on it (probably FAT32) and keep it that way.

> If the system sees it as a media device:

Use whatever utility/software it comes with. May have to reset to default and start over. Hopefully you have valid backups of the media.

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BrianG RC-Monster Admin Offline Posts: 14,609 Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Des Moines, IA	10.13.2008, 08:25 PM What you can do depends on how the OS sees it. > If the system sees it as a removeable harddrive: You can run "chkdsk /f" from the command prompt to make sure the filesystem is still OK and doesn't have broken indexes or whatever. Depending on the OS you are using, the system may have built a "System Volume Information" folder on it for the System Restore feature, which just creates system snapshots that allows you to revert back to a working point. This doesn't do much good on an external device, but can eat up a LOT of space for nothing. You could empty it if so (might be hidden) and/or disable this feature for that drive. I wouldn't think so, but the device might also have write-caching enabled, which is not a good idea with removable media. As said, reformatting would be the last option. Make sure you know what filesystem is currently on it (probably FAT32) and keep it that way. > If the system sees it as a media device: Use whatever utility/software it comes with. May have to reset to default and start over. Hopefully you have valid backups of the media.