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Non-working USB Flash Drive

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Nathan - Sep 12, 2016 at 11:37 PM
R2D2_WD Posts 3606 Registration date Monday September 1, 2014 Status Member Last seen February 20, 2017   - Sep 13, 2016 at 03:13 AM
I am using a Verbatim STORE and GO. When I want to open it, it shows a message that says I need to format it first, but when I start formatting, it says it is unable to. I'm very confused and don't know what to do. I try to fix it but nothing seems to work.
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R2D2_WD Posts 3606 Registration date Monday September 1, 2014 Status Member Last seen February 20, 2017   155
Sep 13, 2016 at 03:13 AM
Hi Nathan,

Sadly, it seems that there may be a problem with the drive. Please try to format it while you are using the PC in Safe Mode. If you are still unable to format the drive, I would recommend you to try formatting it on another PC. Furthermore, you may try using the Command Prompt. The commands should look like this:

Diskpart
List volume
Select volume n (n must be number of the drive)
Format fs=ntfs quick label=test (here you can change test with any label you like)
Exit

These commands should format the drive in NTFS file format.

Hope this helps

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