Comments on: Format a USB drive with NTFS file system

By: geerry

geerry — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 00:54:48 +0000

What ths mean RAW
I trying to format may USB Unit but I cant

By: jokerscrowbar

jokerscrowbar — Mon, 28 Sep 2009 22:19:28 +0000

Three steps that just worked on a generic 32GB.
(Removable disk E: or whatever your machine lists the unit as)

CHKDSK /F E:

FORMAT E:

CONVERT E: FS/NTFS

>> Thanks Pheidias Bourlas for the original idea. <<

By: lion

lion — Sun, 13 Sep 2009 07:12:00 +0000

if using over 4GB of file is your only requirement and NTFS formatting is failing then use the new exFAT format its available in vista

By: Kim

Kim — Thu, 10 Sep 2009 11:58:38 +0000

I have a 64gb Kingston DT150 Datatraveler – I can’t format it in either XP or Vista – keep getting the format did not complete succesfully message.

I try via cmd prompt and get:
The volume does not contain a recognized file system!

HELP!

By: Prashanth

Prashanth — Thu, 10 Sep 2009 03:56:58 +0000

Thanks! it worked.

By: melissa

melissa — Sat, 05 Sep 2009 04:24:20 +0000

i need help asap!!!! my laptop crash by compressing the c: drive now it wont do anything but restart, my cd rom is mess up too. i need to reformat using a usb. but dont know how… plz help me…..

By: Alex

Alex — Tue, 18 Aug 2009 17:37:41 +0000

Another way around is to insert your disk into Windows 7 machine and format it there

By: kmath

kmath — Fri, 14 Aug 2009 11:43:09 +0000

Worked very well on my new 16GB Kingstons and I can now store copies of my virtual machines (which are bigger than 4 GB) on (and run them from) USB sticks! Thank you!!

By: Lefkos

Lefkos — Wed, 05 Aug 2009 08:02:55 +0000

Work perfect. Thanks

By: kkreuk

kkreuk — Wed, 22 Jul 2009 07:10:44 +0000

try using these in your command prompt
–>>start>>run>>cmd
convert i: /fs:ntfs (Where “I” is your USB drive latter)