Windows 10: PC full format of all drives

Discus and support PC full format of all drives in Windows 10 BSOD Crashes and Debugging to solve the problem; My pc has been having problems and wanted a clean start so i decided to remove everything through windows reset now it's stuck at resetting this PC 99%... Discussion in 'Windows 10 BSOD Crashes and Debugging' started by TimothyRuto, Jun 16, 2020.

  1. TIMOTHYRUTO
    TimothyRuto Win User

    PC full format of all drives


    My pc has been having problems and wanted a clean start so i decided to remove everything through windows reset now it's stuck at resetting this PC 99% for more than 3hrs. Should i wait it out or just cancel it?

    :)
     
    TimothyRuto, Jun 16, 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 16, 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 16, 2020
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  4. MIKEL33
    mikel33 Win User

    PC full format of all drives

    USB Flash Drive saying not formatted..?

    Hi,

    I have a Memorex Poker Chip USB Flash Drive 1GB, and It shows up fine on one PC as "Poker Chip" in explore, and I can transfer files... but on my other PC (the one I'm on now..specs in profile) it's listed only as H: Removable Disk, and when I click on it, it says: "The Device is not formatted, would you like to format it now? (Y/N). Why would it be recognized on one PC, but the not the other? How come the other PC didn't need it formatted? When I click yes to format it, it says: "Windows was unable to complete the format"

    I went to the BIOS and USB 2.0 is enabled. And Device Manager does list it as a Memorex Poker Chip..
     
    mikel33, Jun 16, 2020
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