Does reformatting a USB drive make it slower?

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  1. 4ndy

    4ndy Member

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    I have a 256 mb usb drive, and I was wondering if I reformat it a few times, will it eventually start to perhaps read or write slower than before I reformatted it? Thanks
     
    4ndy, Apr 26, 2008
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  2. Waymon3X6

    Waymon3X6 Regular member

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    Nope, not as far as I know...
     
    Waymon3X6, Apr 27, 2008
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  3. tripplite

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    on such a small device (any fat formated device) a reformat can't cause any harm, on large hard drives a bad format can lead to errors and systme crashes....but your fine, its not like its a RW disc or something:p

    -tripplite
     
    tripplite, Apr 27, 2008
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    You shouldn't have any problems, but you shouldn't need to keep reformatting it.
     
    sammorris, Apr 27, 2008
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