Format pendrive using CMD

Steps to Format pendrive using cmd

This guide formats your flash drive asFAT32, to format asNTFSsimply substitute the term in the command box. FAT32 is the recommended formatting style by this guide but many do prefer NTFS.
Follow the Below steps to Format an unformatable Pendrive.
Step 1.Turn on computer as normal
Step 2.Once you are in your desktop insert Pendrive into USB portPlease note: if you know the letters associated with your disk locations or can use a utility such as disk part to list this information then skip steps 3 and 4
Step 3.Go into my computer (accessible from the start menu or desktop) and look down the navigation panel on the left hand side, this lists down to the popular and root menu folders and locations on your computer.
Step 4.Your Pendrive should be listed inone of these locations, it may be referred to by brand, as portable storage or something similar. Next to this label will be a letter,for example “G: removable storage device” if the device does not show up you may need to test the port to find theletter with another USB device. This letter needs to be written down or remembered in order to complete this process.
Step 5. Go to the windows start menu, click start or the Windows symbol depending on your edition of Windows, then click run.
Step 6.Type cmd into the run dialog box and click OK, this is to start the command prompt window from which you will be able to choose your format style and name your drive.
Step 7. Then the command prompt window is opened and you will need to type ” Format G: ” if you want to Format it as FAT32  then type ” Format G: /FS: FAT32 ”
Step 8.The G in this instance refers to our example Pendrive location, instead you would enter the letter that you remembered or wrote down from the my computer side panelAfter you have typed the above command press enter.
Step 9.Here, you will be asked to press enter again and then to give a name for your drive. Follow these prompts then click on enter again.You have completed the process of Formating pendrive using cmd; go back into my computer to check that the formatting has been completed successfully.