Question

How to format a pen drive which cannot be formatted?

Answer 1

Fix 'can't format USB flash drive' error by CMD

1. Connect USB drive or other devices that you need to format to your PC.

2. Press Win + R to open the "Run" dialog, type: cmd and hit Enter to open Command Prompt.

3. Select "Run as Administrator", type: diskpart and hit Enter.

4. Type: list disk and hit Enter to display all disks on your computer.

5. Type: select disk 0 and hit Enter; (0 is the drive letter of your USB.)

6. Type: clean and hit Enter.

7. Type: create partition primary and hit Enter.

8. Type: format fs=fat32 or format fs=ntfs quick and hit Enter to reset USB drive to FAT32 or NTFS.

9. Type: exit to finish the process.