Windows 10: Unable to clean usb using diskpart

Discus and support Unable to clean usb using diskpart in Windows 10 Drivers and Hardware to solve the problem; Yesterday I encountered an error that when using diskpart i was unable to clean my usb drive, I searched the internet for answers but any answer can't... Discussion in 'Windows 10 Drivers and Hardware' started by KrrishDhaneja, Mar 26, 2021.

  1. Unable to clean usb using diskpart


    Yesterday I encountered an error that when using diskpart i was unable to clean my usb drive, I searched the internet for answers but any answer can't fix up my problem, so can anyone help me? Unable to clean usb using diskpart 3a4fd7a0-ab60-47a1-b26d-16c917ed9752?upload=true.png

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    KrrishDhaneja, Mar 26, 2021
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  2. ClarenceE Win User

    Diskpart: the clean function fails to clean usb drive

    When using the Diskpart function to clean a usb drive, the utility fails to complete the clean function giving the error message that is followed by not being able to access the drive.

    I then must do the create partition primary command and that works. From there on I am able to select the partition 1, format in fat32, assign and exit.

    I would like to know how to get the Clean command in the Diskpart utility to work properly.

    By the way, note that the usb/s that I do this only all check out with regard to having no disk errors and the usb/s do not have a write protect on them.

    Thank you for your help in advance.



    On 23 Oct 2017, the Microsoft Community Team asked if this inquiry was solved so I am posting here that nobody has responded to this question, except the one post from lacrumb below that suggested I repost in another place, which I did.

    The new Fall Creators update went well, but the clean function internal to Diskpart still throws back the unable to access disk message. When I enter the create partition primary, it is created, but again the clean command throws back the same response and
    it all starts again, meaning I can create a partition primary and even use the USB thumb drive.
     
    ClarenceE, Mar 26, 2021
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  3. Cris1 Win User
    Diskpart Clean USB Problem

    I recently created a bootable USB device for Windows 10 then did these steps I found on the web:
    • Plug in the flash drive.
    • At a command prompt run: diskpart
    • List disk (Enter)
    • Select disk (number of flash drive) (Press Enter)
    • Clean (It will wipe the drive completely, including partitions
    Once done, I exited the cmd then proceeded to go into disk management and select on what I think is the usb drive I plugged in. I then proceeded to click New Simple Volume and go through it normally. I then realized that the partition I did was not my usb but something else, however there are no other external storage medias plugged in to my PC, only my usb and I know that I didn't select my internal hard drives. I say it's something else because I still can't access my USB it says to insert a disk drive on (drive letter). And I am free to unplug my usb and the extra drive would still be there. I think I bricked something, I'm asking for help with my situation. Any feedbacks are well appreciated, thanks!
    EDIT: Forgot to mention, the size of my USB is 32gb and the partition I created was only 12gb without any files inside of it. I don't know what I was thinking.
     
    Cris1, Mar 26, 2021
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  4. thraxed Win User

    Unable to clean usb using diskpart

    Installing windows off of a USB stick

    Step By Step from vista:
    From admin cmd prompt

    1. diskpart
    1a. list disk
    2. select disk 1 (replace 1 with your usb drive)
    3. clean
    4. create partition primary
    5. select partition 1 (replace 1 with your usb drive)
    6. active
    7. format fs=fat32
    8. assign
    9. exit

    Copy Windows Vista's DVD ROM content to the Flash Drive

    xcopy d:\*.* /s/e/f e:\ (d being your vista cd and e being your usb stick)

    And that's it, boot off your usb disk
     
    thraxed, Mar 26, 2021
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