Windows 10: Possibility to use Nearly all memory on a flash drive/ hard drive?

Discus and support Possibility to use Nearly all memory on a flash drive/ hard drive? in Windows 10 Drivers and Hardware to solve the problem; now im a computer tec and i know that memory cards and hdd are sold as "base 10" like 1gb=1000mb to them instead of 1024mb but im revisiting this... Discussion in 'Windows 10 Drivers and Hardware' started by xdarkmario, Feb 10, 2016.

  1. XDARKMARIO
    xdarkmario Win User

    Possibility to use Nearly all memory on a flash drive/ hard drive?


    now im a computer tec and i know that memory cards and hdd are sold as "base 10" like 1gb=1000mb to them instead of 1024mb but im revisiting this question because i was looking into this for some time now and there are some people claiming thats its possible to use more then actual memory on these devices. now i saw a thread a while back, cant find it now though but these people say that its possible with some mods to get more memory out of your device. now from what i remember this apparently does not go without risk. They say if you push it too far you could damage your Drive/ card.
    I believe this is possible because on Compact Disk and dvd's some drives have a "overburn" feature. This overburn has a ability to burn a little past the standard limit at your own risk. one more thisn i remember is that this was mainly done in the linux OS. anyone know anything on the subject?

    :)
     
    xdarkmario, Feb 10, 2016
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  2. JIMWYNNE
    JimWynne Win User

    Which file system for SD Card is better working on Windows Phone 8.1 and Windows 10 Mobile? NTFS or FA32?

    Nearly all of the information you've found has to do with system hard drives, not flash drives/cards. They are very different animals, and using NTFS on a flash drive can actually make some things worse. I suggest you do a little more research and try
    reading for comprehension.
     
    JimWynne, Feb 10, 2016
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  3. JAMESWAL
    jamesWal Win User
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    I was able to free up nearly 3GB of space on the hard drive. Pity I couldn't get the installation through the flash drive.
     
    jamesWal, Feb 10, 2016
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