Windows 10: Formatting a hard drive tooks forever

Discus and support Formatting a hard drive tooks forever in Windows 10 Software and Apps to solve the problem; Hi,I am currently working on downgrading to Windows 10, so I need to back up my files to the hard drive. Today, I was downloading the backup into the... Discussion in 'Windows 10 Software and Apps' started by MakoPog, Jan 20, 2022.

  1. MakoPog Win User

    Formatting a hard drive tooks forever


    Hi,I am currently working on downgrading to Windows 10, so I need to back up my files to the hard drive. Today, I was downloading the backup into the HDD, when the drive stopped working and said "The request failed due to fatal device hardware error". I was looking for some solutions on YouTube, and I found a video that says that I need to format without checking the "quick format" option. But it's taking FOREVER. I left the computer on all day and it was not even in the quarter. What should I do?Thanks for further replies,MakoPog

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    MakoPog, Jan 20, 2022
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  2. Paolo Mag Win User

    want to Format a La Cie External Drive Because the Software Genie 9 has too many versions of backup.

    Hello,

    To format an external USB or an external hard drive you can easily do it by accessing Computer Management. For us to assist you, we suggest that you follow the steps listed below:

    • Press the Start button.
    • Type Computer Management.
    • On the left side, click on Disk Management under Storage.
    • Locate the drive that you want to format.
    • Once located, right-click on the drive and choose Format.

    If the hard drive has not been formatted with the steps that we have provided above, we recommend that you contact the manufacturer of your hard drive. Some hard drive requires a software that you'll need to use just to format it.

    Let us know how it goes and if you need further assistance, feel free to post back.
     
    Paolo Mag, Jan 21, 2022
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  3. Fernandz Win User
    How To Format A Write Protected Flash Memory ?

    ¿You already tried this one?...

    Run CMD


    1. diskpart
    2. list disk

    Then in the 3º step, put the correct number of disk in the list for the usb flash (if it's listed in disk 3, then you'll have to write select disk 3).

    2. select disk #
    3. clean
    4. create partition primary
    5. select partition 1
    6. active
    7. format fs=fat32
    8. assign
    9. exit

    with that commands you will format the flash drive in fat32, if you have a large drive you can select also "format fs=ntfs" in step 7.

    good luck!
     
    Fernandz, Jan 21, 2022
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  4. Paolo Mag Win User

    Formatting a hard drive tooks forever

    Formatting a dual boot system with windows 10 and ubuntu

    Hi,

    In Windows 10, you can easily format a hard drive or a partition by accessing Computer Management. For us to assist you, we suggest that you follow the steps listed below:

    • Press the Start button.
    • Type Computer Management.
    • On the left side, click on Disk Management under Storage.
    • Locate the drive that you want to format.
    • Once located, right-click on the drive and choose Format.

    If the hard drive has not been formatted with the steps that we have provided above, we recommend that you contact the manufacturer of your hard drive. Some hard drive requires a software that you'll need to use just to format it.

    Let us know how it goes and if you need further assistance, feel free to post back.
     
    Paolo Mag, Jan 21, 2022
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