Re: Disk Editor for USB drive?

Previously User <noemail@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> Does anyone know of a program like DiskEdit that will modify the mbr
> or disk sectors for an external USB hard drive?

> Every one I've seen only works on locally attached drives except the
> Acronis one:
> http://www.acronis.com/homecomputing/products/diskdirector/disk-editing.html

> which is $50.

Since an USB drive is just a sequence of sectors like a conventional
HDD, any editor should work. I am surprised it does not. Unless
in MS world the concept of a "blco device" is still unknown.

Switch to Linux for this. No such shortcommings there.

Arno

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