I have a 4GB thumb drive that I want to partition so that I can boot from it and install an OS. However, in Windows XP, when I run CMD and then DISKPART, I cannot find the thumb drive listed anywhere.

Unlike internal hard drives, most external hard drives come already partitioned and formatted. However, if you need multiple partitions for your business data, you may need to remove or shrink the ...

Based in rural Minnesota, Brian Burgess worked in IT for 10 years before finding his passion for writing about consumer technology. Brian earned his degree in computer and network technology in 2000.