Formatted flash drive FAT32 in Linux, shows up as "Local Disc" in Windows
This is more of a curiosity than an actual problem. I have a 16GB flash drive that I installed Linux on. Later I decided that I didn't want the Linux to be on it, and used Linux to format it FAT32. I plugged it into my Windows machine, and it lists it as a "Local Disc." I reformatted it FAT32 under Windows, and it still listed it as a "Local Disc."
Again, this is just out of curiosity, and I plan on installing more Linux OSes on it soon :) |
Sandisk? If so, they are now configuring their thumbdrives as hard disks rather than removeable ones. I don't know about other thumbdrive manufacturers. It's evidently a Microsoft requirement to configure your removeable devices as fixed devices in order to be listed as a "certified Windows 8 device". Whiskey-Tango-Foxtrot Microsoft???
Reference: http://kb.sandisk.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/12830 Quote:
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MS had a way to cheat it but there was also a flip bit app to change some brands.
Syslinux sometimes seems to do that too. The reason it is a flash is how one normally would expect to disconnect it. MS sets the cache differently at least. |
...so, it sounds like it is a problem that can't be solved without getting really deep into the rabbit hole...bummer. Oh, well; thanks anyway!
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