Nov142011

How can I partition a USB drive?

Chris Cunningham asks:

I want to partition my SanDisk USB flash drive in multiple partitions. I can’t use the old Lexar BootIt program to flip the “removable bit”. Is there any other way to partition a USB drive?



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Wenceslaus Dsilva

November 15, 2011

u can use windows built in partition creator if using windows 7 search for partition in the start menu.
if using ubuntu use disk utilities which give u lot more options to partition ur drive in different file sysetm.

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Anonymous

November 15, 2011

Easus partition master
http://www.wiihacks.com/tutorial-archives/25982-how-create-multiple-partitions-your-usb-hdd.html

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FIDELIS

November 15, 2011

Hello, if you are using vista/windows 7 you can use disk management to partition your drive.  If you are planning to do it this way, I would format the disk first.  I thought I would show you the following first:

http://kb.sandisk.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/231/~/partitioning-a-usb-flash-drive

Here is another option on how to do it:

http://techtips.salon.com/partition-usb-sandisk-151.html

BootIt utility by Lexar:

http://www.getusb.info/flip-your-bit-usb-utility-to-make-local-drive/

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Sonny Bass

November 15, 2011

Bootice is a very powerful partition and MBR tool, it works with portable or internal drives. It is portable and requires no installation.
 http://www.pendriveapps.com/bootice-partition-flash-drive-edit-boot-sector/