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Bookathon · 04-02-2009, 12:53 PM

I have seen this format error and I know exactly what is happening, most likely explanation is that drives are corrupt and here is the explanation.

In windows and mac computers if you attach any usb device which has storage capacity, you can not just remove it but you have to tell your os that you are removing it, so in mac os x you rt click on your drive icon on your desktop and eject from the menu and in windows the same thing, if you dont do it, it will be corrupted over time because you are yanking it out while data is being written.

Unfortunately if you take this drive to another computer it will be corrupted so same problem. Now simple solution is obviously is to format in my opinion and practice due diligence next time.

I am not sure as to what is the drive format as this device has linux os.

04-02-2009, 12:53 PM	#13
Bookathon Bookaholic Posts: 72 Karma: 142 Join Date: Dec 2008 Device: Kindle 1, 3, Ipad	I have seen this format error and I know exactly what is happening, most likely explanation is that drives are corrupt and here is the explanation. In windows and mac computers if you attach any usb device which has storage capacity, you can not just remove it but you have to tell your os that you are removing it, so in mac os x you rt click on your drive icon on your desktop and eject from the menu and in windows the same thing, if you dont do it, it will be corrupted over time because you are yanking it out while data is being written. Unfortunately if you take this drive to another computer it will be corrupted so same problem. Now simple solution is obviously is to format in my opinion and practice due diligence next time. I am not sure as to what is the drive format as this device has linux os.