How to format USB Flash Drive
Do you have problems with your USB Flash Drive? Not responding to commands and continues to generate errors that prevent you from working and share your data in perfect tranquility?
No problem. Did you know, but also your key will be able to be “regenerated” getting a “second life”. Resolving is simple, but effective A quick formatting will be the right solution for these problems.
This operation is ” painful ” because it erases any data from the device, but often decisive for many seemingly hopeless cases. Carry it out with Windows is a real game for boys. Let’s find out how to format the USB FLash Drive.
1.) If you received an error message while attempts to copy the data on your USB flash drive, close all open programs, click on the left mouse button Safely Remove Hardware icon in the notification area next to the clock Windows (it is the one containing a green arrow pointing to the left), and select the entry for the key you want to remove from your PC. Wait so that the message appears that tells you that you can remove the hardware and pulls the key from your computer.
2.) Now you are ready to format your USB Flash Drive. Reconnect it to the computer, go to the Windows Start menu and click on the My Computer item (if using Windows XP) or Computer (if using Windows Vista / Windows 7-8). Then click with the right mouse button on the icon of the USB drive (Removable Disk) and select the ” Format ” from the context menu.
3.) In the window that opens, set the FAT32 entry in the drop down menu located under the heading File System, make sure there is a check mark next to Quick Format, click the Start button and then click on OK to start formatting. Wait a few seconds until the procedure is completed (the time it takes depends on the capacity of the key), and you will have your USB flash drive running like the good old days. It will be also possible to turn your key in FAT32 NTFS mode simply by clicking on the option before formatting. This process will give us back the memory stick with expanded memory available (reduces the system files), but it will increase the risk of ” incompatibility ” in front of many of the same programs / files ..
Please always Formatting ” classic ” and not that fast for safety
