Windows 10: USB cannot be formatted.

Discus and support USB cannot be formatted. in Windows 10 Drivers and Hardware to solve the problem; I have this 16GB USB, when I plugged it into my laptop, it only shows about 14,7GB I later learned that this issue is completely normal because... Discussion in 'Windows 10 Drivers and Hardware' started by HannibalLector86, Jul 6, 2021.

  1. HANNIBALLECTOR86
    HannibalLector86 Win User

    USB cannot be formatted.


    I have this 16GB USB, when I plugged it into my laptop, it only shows about 14,7GB I later learned that this issue is completely normal because companies marketed their product ''in a way that consumers could understand'' . So without knowing the issue, I went to CMD and used Diskpart commands to reformat it. After running the ''Clean'' command, the drive became 8MB for some reason, and from that point I wasn't able to reformat it anymore. The USB drive is now stuck at 8MB. Any help would be appreciated. Thank you.* Moved from Mobile Devices

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    HannibalLector86, Jul 6, 2021
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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, Jul 6, 2021
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  3. FREEBIRD_9924
    freebird_9924 Win User
    freebird_9924, Jul 6, 2021
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  4. MIKEL33
    mikel33 Win User

    USB cannot be formatted.

    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, Jul 6, 2021
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