Often times, you will find that the right-clicking then format option on Windows 7, like most other Windows operating system isn’t as efficient as one would want it to be. When you format your flash drive this way, more often than not, you will notice that there are a few Megabytes that refuse to be “freed”.
Also, you might encounter a few instances where your Windows 7 simply refuses to format the flash drive, possibly telling you that it is being used?
The following steps will ensure a properly formatted flash drive:
- Click on the START button at the bottom left-hand corner and in the Search programs and files, type in “diskpart”. Click on it.
- On the screen that pops up, type in “list disk”
- Type the disk partition you wish to format by typing “select disk #”
NB: “#” should be the disk no. you wish to format. ALSO note that if you format the wrong drive, it will be your own fault, you need to get the disk number right the first time! - After it states that you have selected the disk you wish to format, type in “clean”
- Type in “create partition primary”
- “select partition 1″
- “active”
- “format quick fs=fat 32″
- “assign”
- ”exit”
After this, your flash drive should be completely formatted and ready to be used.
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