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usb format

2 posts · originally from https://geek.digit.in/community/threads/usb-format.42508/

outlaw
outlaw Original post #1
Nov 30, 2006 at 1:04 PM
i've got a chinese 512mb pen drive kinda mp3 player
and i wanna use it as regular usb drive so i tried to format it but an error message is being shown ,so what should i do ? is it possible to use it as a regular pen drive ???
Kiran.dks
Kiran.dks #2
Nov 30, 2006 at 1:22 PM
>Right click the Removable drive
>Properties >Tools
Run 'Error Checking' and Scan for errors and fix them.
Then,
>Right click removable drive
>Select and format the drive.

Usually Pendrives are of FAT format. Make sure you apply FAT format while formatting. Else your pendrive will become useless.