New Macrium Reflect Updates [2]

thomaseg1 said:

Try deleting the partition on the flash and re doing it from scratch.

Ah! Thanks, Thomas. I didn't even know they had partitions! Learn something new . . .

Wynona said:

Ah! Thanks, Thomas. I didn't even know they had partitions! Learn something new . . .

Am I the only one who has examined a flash or sd drive in partition software?

thomaseg1 said:

Am I the only one who has examined a flash or sd drive in partition software?

Guess so.

I'm going to test all the different suggestions, but first I have to let my flash drive finish the looooooooooooong format; I also clicked on "Restore device defaults".

Since Macrium just came out with an update, it's a good time to check all this out.

OK, I found the partition, and the thing seems to be in conflict with itself. One place tells me it's Fat 32 and another tells me it's GPT.

I found this in Device Manager, but no way to change it back to Fat 32.

Wynona said:

OK, I found the partition, and the thing seems to be in conflict with itself. One place tells me it's Fat 32 and another tells me it's GPT.

I found this in Device Manager, but no way to change it back to Fat 32.

Gpt/ Mbr is the partition

Fat32 is the format

Try In disk management to convert it (the flash drive or sd card) to mbr.
You will lose anything on it.

Wynona said:

OK, I found the partition, and the thing seems to be in conflict with itself. One place tells me it's Fat 32 and another tells me it's GPT.

I found this in Device Manager, but no way to change it back to Fat 32.

GPT (GUID Partition Table) and MBR (Master Boot Record) are disk types. FAT32 and NTFS are then file system architectures, completely different thing.

Both GPT and MBR disks can have a mix of FAT32 and NTFS partitions.

In your case, disk (USB Flash Drive) is a GPT disk, formatted as FAT32. Totally normal.

Macrium Rescue USB should be MBR disk, FAT32 formatted.

Kari

Think of the gpt/mbr partition as a Picture frame
and the format fat32/ntfs/xfat as the picture that goes in the frame.

Thanks to you both for the explanations, Thomas and Kari.

I downloaded the free MiniTool Partition Wizard and got the job done. The flash drive is now Fat 32 and MBR.

One down and about six to go. At least now I know how to change them back to MBR.

Wynona said:

Thanks to you both for the explanations, Thomas and Kari.

I downloaded the free MiniTool Partition Wizard and got the job done. The flash drive is now Fat 32 and MBR.

One down and about six to go. At least now I know how to change them back to MBR.

Now you can teach your class how to do it