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Problem/solution: USB flash drive formatting

6/11/2016

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Problem: USB flash drive won’t format to full capacity
I have a SanDisk Ultra 64GB micro USB flash drive.  When I plugged it in to my pc, it recognized it as a blank drive and asked me to format it.  When I did, it gave me a maximum of 200MB.  I plugged it into my mac, and after formatting it as Fat, Fat 32, and exFat, my PC wouldn’t recognize it and offered to format it again, but at a maximum of 200MB.  I couldn’t understand what was going on and it was a very frustrating experience.  After scouring the net, I realized that this was a common problem with a solution that was not obvious.  I found a solution that worked for me and hopefully it will work for you.​
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Solution: thanks to https://discuss.howtogeek.com/t/how-can-i-format-a-128gb-usb-stick-to-fat32/3934/13 for helping with this solution.
after plugging in USB flash drive to a computer running windows
open a CMD window (press windows + R)
type CMD (command prompt window opens)

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​in DOS run "diskmgmt.msc"
in DOS run "diskpart.exe"
​New window opens.


In new window prompt is "DISKPART"
In DISKPART run "rescan"
In DISKPART run "list disk”
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Figure out which disk is having the problems (in my case it was disk 2)
In DISKPART run "select 2” (or whatever disk is problematic)
In DISKPART run "CLEAN" should get msg "DiskPart succeeded in cleaning the disk."
Now check the Disk Management window for a "Disk 2" Removable 57.91 GB on line.
Black bar on entire Disk 1 as 57.91 GB unallocated.
In DISKPART run "create partition primary"
Should get msg: "DiskPart succeeded in creating the specified partition”

Now check the Disk Management window for a "Disk 2" Removable 57.91 GB on line
Blue bar on entire Disk 2 as (E “57.91 GB exFat Healthy (Primary Partition)".
Right Click in blue bar space of disk 2 (E in "Disk Management" window.)
​Select FORMAT
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New window opens to FORMAT E: fill in as you like :
Volume label: “(insert title here)”
File system: "NTFS" or "exFAT"
Allocation unit size: "Default"
check "Perform a quick format"
click "OK" Window opens to make sure so just hit "ok" again.
Now check the Disk Management window for a "Disk 2" Removable 57.91 GB on line
Blue bar on entire Disk 1 as (E “57.91 GB exFat Healthy (Primary Partition)".
Close and Exit DISKPART> EXIT
Exit Disk Management
Exit CMD if it is still running

Hopefully that helps you if you have run into this problem.
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That time i touched the Lombardi trophy

6/4/2016

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We were in the greater Denver area for a wedding and while we were there, my wife had scheduled for us to take a stadium tour of Mile High Stadium (currently called Sports Authority Field) because I am a huge Denver Broncos fan.  When we arrived for our scheduled tour, we were told that they were unable to honor our reservation because they had another large group which had scheduled a private event for that morning and that someone should have called us to cancel our reservation.  We were dejected.
The private group that took over the stadium that morning were bringing in bus loads of people for a stadium tour (about 25-30 people at a time) and through the graciousness of one of these group's leaders, we were allowed to accompany a group on their tour.

We got to see the United Club, an Executive Suite, the press box, and a party suite.  We didn't get to go on the field (there was another event scheduled on the field) but we got to go to the edge of the stands and see the field.  We toured the player areas and even a locker room.  All of that was cool, but the highlight of the day was in the locker room; the team had sent over the Vince Lombardi Trophy (the trophy given to the team that wins the Super Bowl).  Apparently the Broncos will sometimes do something special for large groups and they did today, allowing people in the group to pose with the trophy the Broncos won in Super Bowl 50.  Had our original reservation been honored, we probably wouldn't have had this opportunity, but because we were with this other group, I got to see the trophy up close.  There was only one rule: don't touch the trophy.

I am generally a rule follower, but I couldn't resist the urge.  After posing for pictures with the trophy (first by myself, then with my lovely wife), I swiped my hand across the table, nipping the back corner of the trophy. I touched it!  We went from dejected to out of this world.
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As a child, I dreamt to one day hold up that trophy after winning the Super Bowl.  I'll have to settle for nipping the back corner of it.  But hey, I touched the Lombardi Trophy!
Edit:
Two days after touching the trophy, it was in DC with the Broncos to visit the White House and President Barack Obama.
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photo credit: http://www.zimbio.com/pictures/_JVfiMIFR7h/President+Obama+Welcomes+Super+Bowl+Champion/C7l5t57OM-H/Barack+Obama
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