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#FORMAT FLASH DRIVE TO FULL CAPACITY PC#

Using the right click on the Command Prompt icon, chose “Run as administrator” option. Type “cmd” or “Command Prompt” in Start menu.

#FORMAT FLASH DRIVE TO FULL CAPACITY PC#

You should unmount and disconnect any unused storage you have attached to your PC to secure data and to simplify further steps.

Remove all external storage connected to your PC.

Contact someone competent for the assistance. If you notice any mismatch between your personal experience and this guide or if you may have any doubts about following this guide, do not proceed. It is important not to skip any of the steps below. This process will erase every file stored on the USB drive.Īlong the course of this guide, you should not attach any external storage: other USB flash drives, memory cards, internal or external disk drives. Please, backup all the data you may need from the drive, before proceeding. It may fix the issue you have with your USB drive.Ĭaution: This guide may lead to data loss, if not followed correctly.

One shouldn’t consider this behaviour as an issue.īefore you throw away your USB flash drive for being broken or contacting a manufacturer for the replacement, try re-formatting the drive using the following method. Note that copying a large number of files with smaller file sizes to a USB flash drive takes more time than copying the same amount of data divided among less number of files with larger file sizes.

You may be stuck with unusable USB flash drive: being unable to copy files, unable to access drive or copying files may be too slow or interrupted by appearing errors.