Can't format USB mass storage drive [Solved/Closed]
malkosas - - Latest reply: sscharania - Oct 21, 2012 at 12:13 PM
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approved by Jean-François Pillou
on Mar 24, 2017
Control Panel - Admin Tools - Disk Managment - Wizard will (Init the Disk, Assign Drive Letter, and Format)
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wow man, I knew it was lack of partition considering I accidently deleted the partition when setting up xp lol. just didnt know how to set up primary partition, it was all unallocated. thanks alot, works great now
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thank you alot you was a big help matter a fact you fixed my prob not me :) I spent 3 days trying to fix it and just wow your are very good thanks alot
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Dude your Disk Management trick helped me alot.. thank you very much....!!!!!
I would like to share what worked for me after downloading endless software programs, to try and remove write protection
Try this one out
Just copy and past it into your Browser
http://www.apacer.com/en/support/downloads/Repair_v2.9.1.1.zip
You will have a winrar, winzip ect… pop up
Unzip to a folder on your desktop
Unzip the zip file, and with your usb flash drive plugged in, run the program
In my case the end result was format failed, I closed the program removed the usb flash drive and then plugged it back in
then windows asked me if I would like to format this device, the windows format WORKED YES YES YES BABY
The flash drive is as good as new.
I hope this helps someone.
Try this one out
Just copy and past it into your Browser
http://www.apacer.com/en/support/downloads/Repair_v2.9.1.1.zip
You will have a winrar, winzip ect… pop up
Unzip to a folder on your desktop
Unzip the zip file, and with your usb flash drive plugged in, run the program
In my case the end result was format failed, I closed the program removed the usb flash drive and then plugged it back in
then windows asked me if I would like to format this device, the windows format WORKED YES YES YES BABY
The flash drive is as good as new.
I hope this helps someone.
For USB drives:
1. Open Start -> Run...
2. type
3. right click on the partition you want to format (where the letter and size is)
4. select 'Delete Partition...' and confirm
5. right mouse button in the same place and select 'Create partition'
6. select primary partition
6. select size, file format, disk letter, label etc should be all right if you leave defaults.
7. click ok
This will recreate the partition and format it in proper way. Helped me and will help to most of you if you have problem with MBR.
Good luck
1. Open Start -> Run...
2. type
diskmgmt.mscand press enter
3. right click on the partition you want to format (where the letter and size is)
4. select 'Delete Partition...' and confirm
5. right mouse button in the same place and select 'Create partition'
6. select primary partition
6. select size, file format, disk letter, label etc should be all right if you leave defaults.
7. click ok
This will recreate the partition and format it in proper way. Helped me and will help to most of you if you have problem with MBR.
Good luck
Get this. I was getting this error on my 4GB MicroSD. I have been using this for a while now, but only started getting this error in the last few days. I was using a MicroSD to SD converter. I read this post and thought, no thats not my problem, I would know if my card has a switch, ive seen it a million times. I read further for an answer that may pertain to me.
I said ok and pulled it out of my pc. I noticed the SD card was not fully inserted, I pushed it back in, and then like a truck it hit me. I had a "LOCK" switch right there on the side, which was in fact in the locked position. Gosh darn it heck I'm an idiot!
BUT this was an excellent response. You stated a simple solution without being rude or cocky (unlike the guy under the name Yo, who offered no help whatsoever on any post) even though the answer turned out to be an obvious oversight.
Now, i'm looking forward to utilizing the lock switch that I never took the time to notice before. Not sure you'll ever come back to read this page since it is not login required, but thanks for the proper postage.
I said ok and pulled it out of my pc. I noticed the SD card was not fully inserted, I pushed it back in, and then like a truck it hit me. I had a "LOCK" switch right there on the side, which was in fact in the locked position. Gosh darn it heck I'm an idiot!
BUT this was an excellent response. You stated a simple solution without being rude or cocky (unlike the guy under the name Yo, who offered no help whatsoever on any post) even though the answer turned out to be an obvious oversight.
Now, i'm looking forward to utilizing the lock switch that I never took the time to notice before. Not sure you'll ever come back to read this page since it is not login required, but thanks for the proper postage.
Try http://emea.apacer.com/en/support/downloads.asp
Keyword search: "AH320 LFormat Utility" and download it.
Keyword search: "AH320 LFormat Utility" and download it.
Hey Folks: I messed up my 16GB XPORTER drive
installing a linux .img file to boot from USB PEN method
tried bunch of tools mentioned
I even did a low level format and did a FAT format under Linux .
Windows still did not recognize the drive. HP utility kept telling me it was
write protected....
What worked for me was using partition manager 9
I first assigned a DRIVE letter to the USB drive and then did a FAT32 format
after it completed and no errors reported. I then tried the HP tool
again and this time it worked!!! I was so stocked!
good luck
installing a linux .img file to boot from USB PEN method
tried bunch of tools mentioned
I even did a low level format and did a FAT format under Linux .
Windows still did not recognize the drive. HP utility kept telling me it was
write protected....
What worked for me was using partition manager 9
I first assigned a DRIVE letter to the USB drive and then did a FAT32 format
after it completed and no errors reported. I then tried the HP tool
again and this time it worked!!! I was so stocked!
good luck
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Best link for USB format & write protected problem solved.
this link is very helpful for every one
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this link is very helpful for every one
http://www.transcendusa.com/products/online_recovery_2.asp?dw=1
In pen/flash drive write protect error can remove by some tips given by our friends in answers page.But it wont work some time,
My personal opinion and suggestion is
go to your product official website
say for transcend pen drive go to www.transcend.com
and down load formatting software,
click on the downloaded software,
it will release the protection key and formats the your pen drive.
okkkkkk...enjoy..
My personal opinion and suggestion is
go to your product official website
say for transcend pen drive go to www.transcend.com
and down load formatting software,
click on the downloaded software,
it will release the protection key and formats the your pen drive.
okkkkkk...enjoy..
Installing software directly onto the USB storage device often results in the installation program re-formatting the USB storage device, most USB storage devices run on a FAT32 format, the installation usually re-formats to the FAT format, this formatting results in loss of storage space, and/or security errors, you must re-format the USB storage device to a FAT32 format to fix the loss of storage and/or security errors, to do so, open 'my computer', right click on the storage device, click 'format...', and re-format to FAT32, if it is already FAT32, try formatting to FAT.
Hi Everyone,
the link http://www.apacer.com/en/support/downloads/AH320_Utility_LFormat.zip
really works for kingston usb mass storage devices..
thnaks for saring the souce..
Regards
Mithun malur
the link http://www.apacer.com/en/support/downloads/AH320_Utility_LFormat.zip
really works for kingston usb mass storage devices..
thnaks for saring the souce..
Regards
Mithun malur
I fixed my the problem it would seem was my drive space was not allocated sd
step by step
considering the drive is conected to pc and running vista
right click my computer manage
disk
managment
then right click the unallocated drive then allocate ok this will then allocate ya drive and format it
this should be enough if you have the same problem I had
xp users use partion magic BE CAREFUL powerfull software can destroy your hdd's if you select wrong one
step by step
considering the drive is conected to pc and running vista
right click my computer manage
disk
managment
then right click the unallocated drive then allocate ok this will then allocate ya drive and format it
this should be enough if you have the same problem I had
xp users use partion magic BE CAREFUL powerfull software can destroy your hdd's if you select wrong one