Windows 10: stupidly tried to format a 5t usb drive

Discus and support stupidly tried to format a 5t usb drive in Windows 10 Ask Insider to solve the problem; Hours later and it says 10% done. Can I interrupt it safely and redo it with a quick format? submitted by /u/lumpynose [link] [comments]... Discussion in 'Windows 10 Ask Insider' started by /u/lumpynose, Apr 25, 2020.

  1. /U/LUMPYNOSE
    /u/lumpynose Win User

    stupidly tried to format a 5t usb drive


    Hours later and it says 10% done. Can I interrupt it safely and redo it with a quick format?

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    :)
     
    /u/lumpynose, Apr 25, 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, Apr 25, 2020
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  3. TIMBO2410
    timbo2410 Win User
    USB drive format

    Just got a pair of 8gb usb drives. I've plugged em in and tried to format but it just comes up as "cannot format" ... any hints ... using win7 64 bit
     
    timbo2410, Apr 25, 2020
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  4. LAZZER408
    Lazzer408 Win User

    stupidly tried to format a 5t usb drive

    help. USB drive isn't assigned a drive letter.

    Any usb flash drive I plug into my computer isn't assigned a drive letter. The physical drive shows in the "safely remove hardware" but it doesnt show up in disk management. I have tried to populate the volume thru the safely remove hardware properties window and it does pop up in the list but it doesn't stay there. This isn't a format or assign a letter problem. It's more complicated then that. Maybe one of the services needed for usb drive management was disabled? Suggestions needed. btw external usb harddrives work fine.
     
    Lazzer408, Apr 25, 2020
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