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TazeTSchnitzel
on June 26, 2015
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Why doesn't Windows recognize a USB device plugged...
Possibly because it's a bad idea. You
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do it, but it breaks some things which assume removable drives never have multiple partitions.
Also, many removable drives don't have a partition map.
hackmiester
on June 26, 2015
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But the same tool would let you create a partition map...
TazeTSchnitzel
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And erase all your data.
hackmiester
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This is the behavior it has for non-removable disks. Why would it be different for removable ones?
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Also, many removable drives don't have a partition map.