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Unable to format my USB drive

emiliechiara Posted messages 11 Status Member -  
emiliechiara Posted messages 11 Status Member -
Hello,

I can't format my USB drive. It was working perfectly until Wednesday night. I tried to transfer files and then deleted them, and in the end, it doesn't work anymore. Whenever I connect it to the USB port, I get a request to format it, which I try to do, but it keeps telling me that Windows cannot format it: what should I do?

Thank you in advance for your help.

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Answer 1 / 4
Jojolaguitare Posted messages 12012 Registration date   Status Member Last intervention   2 782
 
Hello.

This drive seems to have gone RAW

Try the following procedure via the command prompt as administrator

But WARNING. Everything on the USB drive will be erased.
Plug in the drive then >>>

Run (Windows + R . . .

Type cmd and open it as administrator (right click)

In the window that opens type "diskpart" . . . (Press "enter" for each command.)

list disk

select disk x (x being the number of the USB drive)

clean

create partition primary

format fs=fat32 quick

active

assign

exit

exit to exit

A + . . .

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"Patience leads to success, haste leads to nothing"
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emiliechiara Posted messages 11 Status Member 1
 
Hello,

I pressed Windows + R and then cmd, but when I right-click nothing happens. Then, if I type disk part I get the following message: "'disk' is not recognized as an internal or external command, operable program or batch file."
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Jojolaguitare Posted messages 12012 Registration date   Status Member Last intervention   2 782 > emiliechiara Posted messages 11 Status Member
 
Hello.

"disk part" is not in 2 words but in 1 single one ==> diskpart. I put quotation marks but you shouldn't include them at all. I'm actually going to remove them from my document right away.

It's surprising that you don't have this CMD as an administrator. Attached is a photo just in case ==>




See you later...
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emiliechiara Posted messages 11 Status Member 1
 
Hello again, when I type create partition primary, I get the following message:
No usable free space found. The free space may be insufficient
to create a partition with the specified size and offset. Please specify
other size and offset values, or do not specify them to create
a partition of maximum size. The disk may be partitioned using the MBR disk partition format and it contains 4 primary partitions
(creating a partition is impossible), or 3 primary partitions
and one extended partition (creating logical drives only).
Should I continue with the procedure?
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Answer 2 / 4
fabul Posted messages 42100 Registration date   Status Moderator Last intervention   6 055
 
Hello,

Try to erase it with Active@ KillDisk Freeware

Unplug it and plug it back in first, tell Windows "Cancel"

You can also try "Run as administrator" HP USB Disk Storage Format Tool

Don't get the wrong disk.
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emiliechiara Posted messages 11 Status Member 1
 
Thank you! I used Active@ KillDisk Freeware but the problem is still not resolved. When I reinsert the USB stick into the USB port, I still get the formatting request and it still doesn't work.
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fabul Posted messages 42100 Registration date   Status Moderator Last intervention   6 055 > emiliechiara Posted messages 11 Status Member
 
Have you tried the HP software?
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emiliechiara Posted messages 11 Status Member 1 > fabul Posted messages 42100 Registration date   Status Moderator Last intervention  
 
Hello, yes I tried the HP software but I can't use it. How do I run it as an administrator?
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fabul Posted messages 42100 Registration date   Status Moderator Last intervention   6 055 > emiliechiara Posted messages 11 Status Member
 
Right-click on it > Run as administrator
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emiliechiara Posted messages 11 Status Member 1 > fabul Posted messages 42100 Registration date   Status Moderator Last intervention  
 
Thank you very much. I just launched it as an administrator, but it indicates that the key is write-protected: "device media is write-protected."
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Answer 3 / 4
fabul Posted messages 42100 Registration date   Status Moderator Last intervention   6 055
 
The USB port can be dirty

You can use a piece of cardboard (Q-tips thinned with scissors) and alcohol (Computer off and unplugged) to clean the contacts of the port and the key.

And if that doesn't work, let me know the brand, size, purchased or?

Then make a text log of ChipGenius that you can paste in your next response.
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emiliechiara Posted messages 11 Status Member 1
 
Hello, I cleaned it but nothing new. It is a Lexar 3.0 64G USB key purchased at Darty.
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Answer 4 / 4
fmwhatsapp Posted messages 1 Status Member
 
Voici les problèmes courants rencontrés :
1.Windows n'a pas pu terminer le formatage.
2.Le disque est protégé en écriture.
3.Le disque USB n'est pas formaté, voulez-vous le formatter maintenant ?
4.Le lecteur USB n'est pas initialisé.
5.L'opération n'a pas pu être complétée car le média est protégé en écriture.
6.Il n'y a pas de disque dans le lecteur. Insérez le disque puis réessayez.
7.Windows refuse de formater votre clé USB ou d'accéder aux fichiers.

J'espère que cela vous aidera !
Cordialement, fmwhatsapp (https://fmwhatsappapk.xyz/)
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emiliechiara Posted messages 11 Status Member 1
 
En effet, le disque est protégé en écriture.
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