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  1. /U/SPINALSNOWCAT
    /u/SpinalSnowCat Win User

    Can I safely format this drive? (details in comments)

    /u/SpinalSnowCat, Jun 21, 2020
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  2. FERNANDZ
    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, Jun 21, 2020
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  3. SAYAN_GHOSH
    Sayan_Ghosh Win User
    Format an external Drive.

    Hello Roger,

    Thank you for posting your concern in Microsoft Community and welcome to the Windows 10 Family.

    I would suggest you to follow the below steps to format the drive you are referring to.

    • Right Click on Start menu and select Open Computer Management.

    • In the left pane, under Storage, click Disk Management.

    • Right-click the volume that you want to format, and then click Format.

    • To format the volume with the default settings, in the Format dialog box, click
      OK, and then click OK again.
    Note: You cannot format a disk or partition that is currently in use, including the partition that contains Windows.

    Hope it helps.

    Thank you.
     
    Sayan_Ghosh, Jun 21, 2020
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  4. NANTWO
    NanTWO Win User

    Can I safely format this drive? (details in comments)

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

    I pushed

    { No } by Accident Think it would let me comment SO HERES GOES THE COMMENT CALLING LA CIE first THEY HAD A WEB SITE WHICH SET UP IN THE BEGINNING MAY NEED THERE HELP??? TO UNFORMAT AND RE FORMAT

    IF YOU LIKE i WILL LET YOU KNOW WHAT HAPPENED.

    Thanks So Much for your Reply

    Nan
     
    NanTWO, Jun 21, 2020
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