Method 1:- Format Pendrive Using cmd (Command Prompt)
1. Connect USB pendrive or SD card to your PC.
2. Click on Start > Search> Run > Type cmd and click on OK.
3. Assuming the letter assigned to the USB flash drive is H, type the following command:
a. format /q /x H: and press Enter.
b. The q parameter stands for quick format
c. The x parameter forces the selected volume to dismount, if needed.
For fat 32 type format /fs:fat32/q H:
For ntfs type format /fs:ntfs/q H:
Note: Don’t forget to replace the letter “H“ with your drive letter.
3. Assuming the letter assigned to the USB flash drive is H, type the following command:
a. format /q /x H: and press Enter.
b. The q parameter stands for quick format
c. The x parameter forces the selected volume to dismount, if needed.
For fat 32 type format /fs:fat32/q H:
For ntfs type format /fs:ntfs/q H:
Method 2:- Format using By Default Windows Option.
- Plug your USB flash drive or memory card into the USB slot of your computer.
- Normally your system should find it as a removable disk drive automatically.
- Open “My Computer” and right click the removable disk drive you have just inserted.
- Click “Format” on the menu that pops up.
A dialogue box named “Format Removable Disk” should appear.- Select “FAT 32” under the File System and make sure Quick Format is not selected. (If you are not sure, just leave all the selections as default.)
- Click the start Button.
- A pop-up will inform you that the format action will erase all the data in the flash memory. Make sure you want to erase all data on the disk before you click OK. The formatting process will start once you click “OK”.
A dialogue box named “Format Removable Disk” should appear.
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