impossible to format my USB drive to NTFS Solved

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Hello,
I have a 16 GB USB drive and I want to put files larger than 4 GB on it; it is formatted in FAT32, so that's impossible.
- I tried to format it to NTFS using "convert j: /fs:ntfs", but after 5 minutes I got the message "Unable to notify other components that this volume has been modified."
- I tried right-clicking on j:, formatting (to NTFS), and got an error message after attempting the format...
- Partition Magic doesn't recognize it...

Do you know a solution?
Thanks for your help

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mixi · Accepted Answer

go to "Start" then "Run" and enter the value "cmd". A black window appears. We can therefore begin. Perform the Conversion: CONVERT "drive letter" : /FS:NTFS  p.s: the key must be in FAT32 beforehand.

gizzmo-) · Answer

http://www.commentcamarche.net/faq/sujet 8834 format a stubborn usb

hi

how can this be
look also below the discussion TIPS

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Thefoolrabbit · Answer

Thank you, gizzmo-) but there's nothing to be done...

"Optimizing performance" had allowed me to see "ntfs" when I wanted to format by right-clicking on my USB drive (My Computer), whereas I only had FAT32 before, but I get an error message (Windows was unable to complete the format).

Even when trying to format by right-clicking on My Computer / Manage / Disk Management, ntfs is not offered to me.

gizzmo-) · Answer

http://www.commentcamarche.net/telecharger/telecharger 3673527 hp usb disk storage format tool
try this software

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qwerty- · Answer

Gizmo's thing works;  I've already done it!!  Thanks, Gizmo!!

Thefoolrabbit · Answer

There’s really nothing to be done... :-/  I had already tried that, but I did it again just to be sure; maybe it's a key problem. Do you think I should return it for malfunction?

qwerty- · Answer

Yes, in my opinion, that's more the key. I did it on a KINGSTON 8GB and it worked right away!  Is it to put an ISO game?

Thefoolrabbit · Answer

No, from the video (at first) :)   OK, I will check with customer service, thanks a lot to you and gizzmo-)  See you later

qwerty- · Answer

Calm down and tell us what!

gizzmo-) · Answer

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thefoolrabbit · Answer

Hi Gizzmo, hi Qwerty!

I finally found a software that formatted my drive to NTFS: Paragon Partition Manager 9.0.
The problem is solved, no returns to sender!

See you and thanks again!!!

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qwerty- · Answer

Is this program good?  We need to test it.

thefoolrabbit · Answer

Well, I'm not particularly skilled with "partition magic" and the like, but this one seems very comprehensive; plus it recognizes USB keys (I had a hard time finding one like that).

Unfortunately, it's just a demo, not all the features are accessible unless you purchase it. If you want to give it a try:
https://paragon-partition-manager.fr.malavida.com/

Sorry, that's all I can tell you...

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qwerty- · Answer

Sure, thanks, I'll check it out...

lorenzo · Answer

Hi,  Partition manager indicates that it's in NTFS, but in My Computer it shows RAW... what should I do???  Thanks @+

lemoubali · Answer

Hi, I have a 4GB USB drive that was working fine, and one morning when I wanted to use it, I was asked to format it, but when I started the process, I got an 'impossible to format' message, so I don’t understand what’s happening. I also can't format it in FAT or FAT32. Help me please.

Thefoolrabbit · Answer

Hi Lemoubali.
I can't tell you more than what's in this forum, because in the end I sent my key back to customer service; now everything works very well. So it was probably a key issue.
Just so you know, I didn't try to reformat the new key ;)

bendada · Answer

Thank you

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