How To Fix Pendrive If Windows Was Unable To Complete The Format
How To Fix Pendrive if Windows was unable to format pendrive.
To format a usb pendrive when windows was unable to complete the format of pendrive or usb flash drive, then follow the following steps :
STEP 1 :
open cmd (As Administrator)
STEP 2 :
In CMD, run command ‘diskpart’
STEP 3 :
In diskpart, run ‘list disk’
check for your disk with that size of the pendrive, remember the numbering start with 0, so initially 0 is you hard drive on which OS is installed i.e. Windows.
Note your pendrive disk # i.e. disk 1 (in my case).
STEP 4 :
then , select that particular disk.
by typing : ‘select disk #’
where # is the numeric value of disk
STEP 5 :
type ‘clean’ to clean the disk.
STEP 6 :
run ‘ create partition primary’
to create a partition of type primary
STEP 7 :
make the partition active by simply typing :
active
STEP 8 :
then format through the diskpart by typing :
format fs=fat32
it may take several minutes depending on processing power of system.
STEP 9 : then at last type ‘ exit ‘ to close the diskpart
STEP 10 : type ‘explore’ in cmd and check your pen drive it is accessible and able to format , can do so by trying quick format.
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