NTFS FORMAT OF 16GB FLASH DRIVE

[vbojedla]

Hello,
Got a 16gb flash drive. cannot format it to ntfs despite going thru Mycomputer, rt click on drives and choosing optimize for performance. Goes thru foramtting and at the end get a message "windows cannot format" XP professional. Tried in different computers. Please help.

 

[user 18]

Why do you need to format to NTFS? It should come formatted to FAT or FAT32, which will allow you to address the entire capacity of the drive.

 

[peerone]

Why do you need to format to NTFS? It should come formatted to FAT or FAT32, which will allow you to address the entire capacity of the drive.

I did not post question but i have same problem. Ntfs is necessary for encryption, which can be critical for a flash drive you carry around.