Unable to format USB Pen Drive

Nirwaan Blue

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I have two flash Drives SanDisk 8, 4 GB both have the same issue...i m unable to format my pendrives..
Both pendrives have shown their free spaces but every time when i tried to format windows prompt appears that Unable to format......."windows Unable to format"....help
 
Hey there, Nirwaan Blue!

What command did you use in your attempt to format it in cmd?
I'd suggest to try with Disk Management tool in Windows as well and see if it helps.
There you have the option to format your pen drives as well.
Another thing you can try is formatting it in Safe Mode, plugging it in different ports as well.
You can also try it on another OS and see if you will be able to format it there.

I hope it works for you. :)
Good luck!
 

Nirwaan Blue

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i know that supersoph... windows unable to format is not shown in the CMD......its a prompt shown when i trying to format it normally by right clicking and select format...
i already use DISK MAnagement too its not working..............i followed all the steps
 

Hi again, Nirwaan Blue!

Have you tried some kind of formatting software tools?
I know there are some.
Hopefully, these articles can guide you to a solution:
http://www.tomshardware.co.uk/faq/id-1926276/format-usb-pen-drive.html
http://www.geekscab.com/2014/01/fix-unable-to-format-pen-drive-problem.html

Let me know if it helped. :)

 

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