How to Format an USB Memory Stick to NTFS

I thought that maybe some of you don't know that external USB devices, like memory sticks and probably memory card with card readers can also be formated via NTFS.Here is a little tutorial on how to do that.
With the memory stick connected via USB do this:
Step 1: Right click on My computer icon from desktop or from start menu

Step 2: Select "Manage"

Step 3: Select "Disk Management" sub-menu under "Storage"

Step 4: Right click on the memory stick letter (mine was "H" drive)

Step 5: Click on "Properties"

Step 6: Go to "Hardware" tab and select the memory stick in that list

Step 7: Click on "Properties" in the same window

Step 8: Go to "Policies" tab

Step 9: Select "Optimize for performance"

Step 10: Click OK on that window and the window underneath. then close the other windows.

Now you can go to "My Computer", right click on the memory stick icon and when you select "format..." , you should be able to also select, FAT32 and also NTFS.This tutorial may also apply to the memory cards connected via card reader to the USB.

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