Windows unable to format pen drive

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manesh - Jan 30, 2009 at 04:33 AM
saravanan - Dec 24, 2012 at 11:53 AM

Hello,
I have 4 gb trancent pen drive when I open it windows give message pen drive is not formated and when I formate it
windows gives message "Windows unable to complete the formate"

Thanks
Manesh

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james @bhinav
May 15, 2011 at 06:24 AM

dude u should have 2 use hp formatting tool u can download it from

https://ccm.net/download/download-127-hp-usb-disk-storage-format-tool

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Lindarx

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Mar 12, 2010 at 01:51 PM

What I would say AND THIS DEFINETELY WORKS
Google a program called Hp format.i had the same problem with my pen drive and even mp3
I used to see all forums for the solution and didnt find anything
This was only my idea
and know I am glad I can show it to you
Just download hp format,install,and it will format and fix your pen drive

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jas711
Nov 13, 2012 at 12:21 PM

100% working thanks

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adibou
Nov 15, 2012 at 10:50 PM

worked great!

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impu1seS
Dec 1, 2012 at 11:26 AM

Thanks, it worked.

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An
Dec 3, 2012 at 05:09 PM

Thanks, it worked on a Kingston pen drive.

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k
Dec 8, 2012 at 09:12 AM

did it takes a long time to format it ??

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Allan
Sep 25, 2009 at 07:57 AM

Wat to do with this ?

C:\>format J: /q
Insert new disk for drive J:
and press ENTER when ready...
The type of the file system is RAW.
Please use the /FS switch to specify the file system
you wish to use on this volume.

How to Use FS command ... am bad at DOS :(

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Shah Reza
Nov 9, 2009 at 01:43 AM

What to do with this ?

C:\>format J: /q
Insert new disk for drive J:
and press ENTER when ready...
The type of the file system is RAW.
Please use the /FS switch to specify the file system
you wish to use on this volume.

How to Use FS command ... am bad at DOS :(
please help me
as soon as you can please help me

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rajashekhar > Shah Reza
Dec 6, 2009 at 10:07 PM

hey , I followed your steps like
in dos , I have written the device name
fromat i:/q
entered y
then it shows a msg like please use the /fs switch to specify the file system
you wish to use on this volume ......
but I dont know what to do.
help me?

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ad
May 1, 2010 at 01:59 AM

You need to use:

format i: /q /fs:fat32

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saravanan
Dec 24, 2012 at 11:53 AM

i tried above steps what msg I got is "cannot determine number of sectors on this volume"

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shannoboy

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Dec 5, 2012 at 02:42 AM

I tried it but it says Disk is write protected.. my USB is Transcend JF V30 4G.. can someone help me too please.... :(

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rajamcg

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Mar 2, 2009 at 11:28 PM

Hi try this,
Open cmd.
start>run>cmd and format your pen drive. or win-key+R.
for ex:
pen drive (latter):j:

C:\>format J:/q Enter .

or using unix operating system to format your pen drive (FAT32 File Type).

Report me....

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lucky
Nov 1, 2012 at 11:45 AM

go to transcend site and download recover tool .

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nabeel
Nov 1, 2012 at 07:12 PM

fat32 error

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eastboy
Nov 2, 2012 at 03:59 PM

Transcend recovery tool works only with transcend Falsh drives

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mann
Dec 10, 2012 at 01:51 PM

it,s not working

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basu
Dec 14, 2012 at 07:31 AM

all above process is not working help me? any solution

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Thanks a lot!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Now my problem is solved.........

jithesh binu g — BINU
What to do with this ?

C:\>format J: /q
Insert new disk for drive J:
and press ENTER when ready...
The type of the file system is RAW.
Please use the /FS switch to specify the file system
you wish to use on this volume.

How to Use FS command ... am bad at DOS :(
please help me
as soon as you can please help me — Shah Reza
hey , I followed your steps like
in dos , I have written the device name
fromat i:/q
entered y
then it shows a msg like please use the /fs switch to specify the file system
you wish to use on this volume ......
but I dont know what to do.
help me? — Shah Reza
i tried above steps what msg I got is "cannot determine number of sectors on this volume" — saravanan
i have 32 gb pen drive.
every time I insert it into usb port a message shown format this drive.i am unable to format it.
i used dos command, windows commands all possible command I know but problem is still persists.
Kindly help me
AB — AB
my pen drive when inserted is not showing any data ,it asks for a format ,when tried its not formating ,i tried dos commond also it says, it is not recognized as an internal or external command,
is not recognized as an internal or external command, operable program or batch file. please try giving me a solution. thank u — AB
hey I did the cmd u said but its saying that its a RAW file so do /fs
n when I did that its telling invalid cmd so plz tell wat can I do...
actually I had done bit locker from win 7////
after that its not working....
the pen drive — mit
it told me that disk is unusuable ............................................any idea??? — jAn
Transcend recovery tool works only with transcend Falsh drives — eastboy

bharath · Accepted Answer · 2009-06-01T00:49:52-0400

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bharath
Jun 1, 2009 at 12:49 AM

pen drive (latter):j:
Open cmd.
start>run>cmd enter
cd/ enter
format j:/q enter
y enter successful.

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jinikhan
Oct 14, 2012 at 11:45 PM

i try it but it cant work

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sandeep
Nov 4, 2012 at 09:40 PM

Hello,
I have 8 gb kingston pen drive when I open it windows give message pen drive is not formated and when I formate it
windows gives message "Windows unable to complete the formate"
Thanks .
sandeep

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rinee
Nov 21, 2012 at 03:55 AM

right click on my computer->rclick on manage->click on disk management->then click on ur pendrive window->then right click->then choose format. it will work..

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yehmmy
Nov 26, 2012 at 07:38 AM

Write Protection removal
You can remove write protection from your usb flash drive using the below method:
a. Open start menu, in the search bar type regedit and press enter. This wil open the registry editor.
b. Navigate to the following path:
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\StorageDevicePolicies
Note:
If the registry key StorageDevicePolicies does not exist, you will need to create it manually.
c. Highlight StorageDevicePolicies, and then create a New DWORD (32-bit) Value named as WriteProtect.
d. Double click the key WriteProtect in the right window and set the value to 0 in the Value
Data Box and press OK button
e. Restart your computer and try copying files into your USB drives.

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jadu
Dec 15, 2012 at 07:56 PM

superb bhai

Windows unable to format pen drive

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