Friday, 17 January 2014

How To Format Pen Drive with Dos Command?


1.Open the DOS prompt (Start >> Run >> cmd)

2.Type:
Code:  FORMAT X: /FS:FAT32 /Q /V:PenDrive
This will reformat the Pen drive, using the FAT32 file system, and label the drive PenDrive.
3. Replace X: with the actual drive letter of your Pen Drive.
4.For more help on this command, type:
FORMAT /?
at the command prompt.

Instructions

    • 1 Plug your flash drive into an empty USB port on your computer.
    • 2 Click “Start,” “All Programs,” “Accessories” and “Command Prompt” to open the DOS command prompt window.
    • 3 Type “diskpart” after the command prompt to start the Disk Partition utility. This should result in a DISKPART command prompt.
    • 4 Type each of the following commands, one at a time, after the DISKPART prompt, pressing “Enter” after each:
      list disk
      select disk #
      clean
      create partition primary
      select partition1
      active
      format FS=NTFS
      assign
      exit
    • 5 Close the command prompt window. Your USB drive is now formatted.

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