[mdlug] ext2 on USB drive?

[Stan Green]

I picked up a 8GB USB drive at Micro Center. It is one of their store brand 
devices. When I went to use it I realized it is formated FAT32 which has a 
4GB file size limit. The reason I got the drive was to move large (6-7GB) 
files. I know ext2 can support larger files, but I hesitate to reformat the 
USB drive for fear of destroying it. (I have seen some indications on the 
internet that trying to reformat a USB drive has destroyed it.)

My thought is to keep a small FAT32 partition to store the Windows and Mac 
ext2 drivers in case I need them one of these systems. 

Has anyone formated a USB drive as ext2?

Thanks,
Stan Green