Formatting problem

[omarsherpur]

some time i am unable to do pendrive formate im my computer. Wshat should i do when i will fall on this problem. can any one help me please?

[XP78USER]

Well basically I don't use that format option but if you want to format your pendrive I recommend using USB format tool. http://www.authorsoft.com/usb-disk-storage-format-tool.html and just format from there and if it still doesnt work then it might be the USB itself.

[rubberman]

What errors do you get? Does your system allow you to access the pendrive? These devices are generally factory formatted with a FAT file system which can be read by Windows, Linux, or Apple system. If you cannot access it, then it is likely a problem with your system software. I used to get this all the time with Windows 7 and had to remove all the USB devices from the device manager, and then reboot the system so it would reload the drivers and such. This was a regular PITA that I, and others, had to go through.

[RikTelner]

If your uh, USB has a letter (let's assume it has letter B). Use following commands:

DISKPART
list disk
select disk X
format fs=dat32 label="My pendrive" quick
assign letter Z

Don't just copy this, just copy-paste this LINE BY LINE. After list disk, you will be given all the disks connected to computer, replace X with your "disk-number" which in this case is an USB. After this, your pendrive should be
MY PENDRIVE (Z:), if it won't succeed, we hear it from you.

Warning: Be careful with this. And you will be just fine.