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Subject:	Re: usb removable device
From:	Doug Simmons <[log in to unmask]>
Reply To:	PCBUILD - Personal Computer Hardware discussion List <[log in to unmask]>
Date:	Mon, 10 Nov 2003 16:25:10 -0500
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If you format it, yes, you will loose your documents.

Was the USB removable disk formatted on a W2k or an XP machine?  If so it
may be formatted in NTFS which Windows 98 or ME can't read.

Doug

At 10/29/2003 07:23 AM, Eoin O'Driscoll wrote:

>hiya list,
>i have a belkin 256mb solid state disk which i keep files on,serial no is
>f5uo26ea and when i insert it into a pc or  laptop i get a window telling me
>that the device is not formatted and would i like to do so now?
>i have documentes on it and am i not right in saying that if i select format
>that i will lose the documents on it?
>does anyone have any ideas?

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