My sony 16 gb pendrive can't be formated

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sree - Jul 31, 2016 at 01:11 PM
R2D2_WD Posts 3606 Registration date Monday September 1, 2014 Status Member Last seen February 20, 2017   - Aug 1, 2016 at 03:24 AM
Hello,
my pen drive can't be formatted. I've tried many ways including dos operations.i remove the write protection and tried to format but its not get successful
it's showing ""Windows unable to complete the format". I don't know what to do. pls help me.


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Helper.NeedHelp Posts 253 Registration date Saturday July 23, 2016 Status Member Last seen August 22, 2022 5
Jul 31, 2016 at 01:22 PM
Is this one of the older ones that has a little switch on it? If it is, hit the little switch and that should disable write protection.
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R2D2_WD Posts 3606 Registration date Monday September 1, 2014 Status Member Last seen February 20, 2017   155
Aug 1, 2016 at 03:24 AM
Hi Sree,

I agree that you should search for some small switch on the pendrive with locks the drive’s formatting. Some models have those. If your pendrive does not have such a button and you have tested many ways to format it, try using a Linux OS. You may be able to format the drive, but have in mind that the device may have been damaged. If so, there may be a problem with all the data you plan to store on it.

Hope this helps

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